Re: lie-lie-lie vs. die-die-die (vocables)

[Matt Jaffey <mjaffey2...>]

<<Can anyone explain why when we sing nigunim in my synagogue everyone sings
"lie-lie-lie" rather than the more Yiddish way, "die-die-die"?>>

Not an answer, but related. A former member of the Slonim Hassidic community
mentioned  that the choice of syllables while singing nigunim in that
community were entirely arbitrary and personal, leading to a simultaneous
variety. From examples he gave, it seems that any soft consonant and any of
several vowel sounds could be used.

Matt

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