[HANASHIR:4076] Re: Hebrew question words

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

Now that we've got the chords and words, how do we get the melody?
solfege?   Is this printed anywhere?  Sounds cute.   Would like to find
it/buy it, whatever.
Thanks,
Meris
-----Original Message-----
From: Wendy Goldberg <wendy(dot)goldberg (at) prodigy(dot)net>
To: 'hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org' <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Sunday, October 03, 1999 1:27 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:4073] Hebrew question words


>This is not the Debbie Friedman song you were looking for but here's a song
>that I got this summer from Barbara Stambler, who is a treasure.  It's been
>fabulous in my third grade classroom.  Sorry if the chords don't line up
>perfectly.  I did type it out with Hebrew for all of the Hebrew words
>instead of transliteration, but since it is a DavkaWriter file, I'm not
>sending it now.  If you want a hard copy of it with Hebrew included.  Let
>me know and I'll send one to you (include your address).
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Wendy Goldberg
>
>
>We're Asking Questions In Hebrew
>Lyrics:Jay Rubin     Music: Neil Sedaka
>
>         C Am G   F
>1. Kama, lama, eych,eyfo, mi, matai,
>
>C Am G   F
>kama, lama, eych, eyfo, mi, matai
>
>C Am G
>kama, lama, eych, eyfo,
>
>F      G             C
>Asking questions in Hebrew.
>
>       C Am  F      G
>2. Remember when is matai
>
>C           Am          F       G
>Eych is how and lama why.
>
>C          Am
>Ma is what and mi is who
>
>F                                                G
>We're asking questions in Hebrew.
>
>
>     C     Am       F           G
>3. You know Mi who?, means Who is he?
>
>C          Am           F           G
>If it's  a girl, you ask Mi he?
>
>C    Am,
>Mi ata? means Who are you?
>
>F                               G         C
>We're asking questions in Hebrew.
>
>     Cm          F
>4. You know that Ma shlomech? means
>
>Cm            F
>How are you?
>Bb
>Ma at osah?, What do you do?
>
>C#         D#         C#                 D#
>Ma shmaych?, What is your name?
>
>G#                                      G
>Ha-yim? Is it Sarah, Rachel, Leah or Jane?
>
>                 C  Am   F             G
>5.     Eyfo at gara? Where do you live?
>
>C              Am      F       G
>B'New York? or b'Tel Aviv?
>
>C         Am
>Ma chadash? So what's new?
>
>F                                 G          C
>We're asking questions in Hebrew.
>
>Cm      F               Cm   F
>6.  You can ask why? Lama? Why not?  Lama lo?
>Bb
>How much? Kama? How much do you know?
>
>C#                          D#      C#        D#
>You can learn Hebrew if only you try.
>
>G#        G
>Im lo achshav ay matai?
>
>C Am  F      G
>2. Remember when is matai
>
>C           Am          F       G
>Eych is how and lama why.
>
>C          Am
>Ma is what and mi is who
>
>F                                                G
>We're asking questions in Hebrew.
>
>
>
>C Am G   F
>1. Kama, lama, eych,eyfo, mi, matai,
>
>C Am G   F
>kama, lama, eych, eyfo, mi, matai
>
>C Am G
>kama, lama, eych, eyfo,
>
>F      G             C
>Asking questions in Hebrew.
>
>
>
>

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