Re: Artsa Alinu

[JRJ4859 <JRJ4859...>]

In a message dated 5/19/97 12:26:20 AM, you wrote:

>
>Dear Jewish Music List,
>
>Can anyone tell me anything about an Israeli folk song I learned in Hebrew
>school in the 1960s called "Artsa Alinu"?  I have the words and music and
>translation.  What I'm looking for is information about its origin (when?
>where?) and use.  How well known is the song now, in Israel and elsewhere?
>Who sings it?
>
>According to Coopersmith, and according to at least one choral publisher,
>it is a public-domain folk song.  I am planning to arrange it for men's
>chorus.  I was once told that "Artsa Alinu" was important to the Israeli
>Boy Scouts -- that it was their marching song.  I think that may be
>incorrect.  My guess is that it is/was a pioneer song that the Boy Scouts
>also used.
>
>Any information, leads, or tangents related to Artsa Alinu would be
appreciated.
>
>With thanks,
>
>Nina Gilbert

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