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Re: Eyn Keyloheynu and other drinking songs
- From: Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>
- Subject: Re: Eyn Keyloheynu and other drinking songs
- Date: Wed 16 May 2001 01.17 (GMT)
I'd like to see this song, having never heard of it before.
Lorele
Leonard Koenick wrote:
> It's been said before but bears saying again. Thank you Cantor Weiss for
> your learned and valuable contributions to this list.
>
> All of this beings to mind a choral song I sang when participating too long
> ago in a synagogue choir. It was called "Moishe ganvet arbes." Its message
> was that the stealing of others' music and passing them off as Jewish music
> was stealing something as worthless as chickpeas. I'm not sure I now agree
> with that premise but it was fun to sing anyway.
>
> Leonard Koenick
>
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