Re: [MLA-L] Ha-sela ha-adom "The red rock"

[H. Kaufman <hkaufman...>]

It still is not clear what year the song was recorded by Arik Lavie.  Does
anyone know?  Also, the song refers to three who were killed and not five. 
Why the discrepancy?  

I believe I learned the song from a recording by Ron (Eliran) and Nama
(Nechama Hendel) on a great album called Sabra The Young Heart of Israel
produced by Electra in 1960 (EKL 187).  I remember that the song was
popular throughout the 1960's and into the 1970's at gatherings of people
who sang Israeli songs in the U.S. At a gathering in 1970 at the Hashomer
Hatzair Chava (farm), students representing Israel-oriented campus
organizations from all over the country were instructed not to sing HaSela
HaAdom during our kumzitzim, since one of our guest speakers from Israel
was the father of a boy who was killed trying to get there. The song
suddenly became real to all of us.

Haim Kaufman
Rikuday Dor Rishon
New York City

p.s. My server went down with the World Trade Center and just went up a
few days ago -- sorry to those who could not reach me and to those whom I
could not reach.

On Wed, 10 Oct 2001, Ryna Kedar - Mekatleget for music lib. wrote:

> I am translating from a book called "Sefer Hashirim latalmid" (song book
> for the student) edited by Gil Aldema and Natan Shachar. Tel-Aviv: Culture
> and Education Enterprises Ltd., c1995. 2 vols.
> This is from Vol. 2, p. 289.
> "In the 1950's many Israelis dreamed of visiting the Nabatean city of
> Petra which is the "sela ha'adom" (the red rock) in Jordan. A few tried
> and
> some succeeded. In 1954 a group of 5 tried to reach Petra but were killed
> by Jordanian forces. Haim Hefer wrote the words and Yohanan Zar'ai, the
> melody and the singer Arik Lavi sang the song. The song was not allowed to
> be broadcast on the radio for a time in order not to encourage others to
> try and reach Petra. After the signing of the peace treaty with Jordan,
> Petra became a popular destination for Israeli tourists."
> 
> Ryna Kedar
> Head, Acquisitions & Cataloging Division
> The Felicja Blumental Music Center & Library
> Tel-Aviv, Israel
> 
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Jane Beebe wrote:
> 
> > Greetings Collective Wisdom -
> >
> > We are trying to determine the release date of a popular Hebrew song
> > recorded by Aric Lavie entitled "Ha-sela ha-adom", or "The red rock."  His
> > first name is also spelled Arik.
> >
> > We have danced all around the question but I have been unable to find song
> > title info either on the Web or on OCLC. The song does exist in an 11 CD
> > collection called "We grew up together" found at jewishmusic.com.  It is on
> > the CD of songs from the 50s but we cannot tell if it is recorded by Lavie.
> >
> > Thanks in advance -
> >
> > Jane Beebe and Ann Maggs
> > Amherst College Music Library
> >
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