Re: Adon Olom--and borrowing melodies generally

[Judy Fertig <fertig...>]

Suzanne:
I don't know whether it's true or not about this song ("She'll be Coming
Round the Mountain") being based on Shabbat... but it'll be a favorite
'drash and oft repeated for at least a few days here....It fits so nicely!
Judy
At 02:31 PM 2/4/99 -0500, you wrote:
><< But I can't see how "She'll be Coming Round the Mountain" invests "Adon
>Olam" with _any_ spiritual emotion or  overtone whatsoever--joyful or
>contemplative,  outwardly exuberant or  inwardly devotional--and that's
what a
>good setting, original or  borrowed, should do. >>
>
>Actually "She'll be Coming Round the Mountain" is prefect for "L'cha Dodi".In
>fact i heard a story that "She'll be Coming Round the Mountain" is really
>written by someone Jewish and is all about Shabbat. The "she" is the
>shechineh, the shabbas bride . The "six white horses" are the days of the
week
>before Shabbas. "we'll go down to meet her" refers to going to greet the
>Shabbas bride. And "oh we'll all have chicken and dumplings(kneidle)" is of
>course the Shabbas meal.
>
>l'shalom,
>Suzanne H. Peters
>
>
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