Re: Woody Guthrie's Jewish songs (Israel)

[Robert Cohen <rlcm17...>]

Yasher koach!  (which is the more accurate way of saying what we now often 
colloquially convey by "Mazel tov!")  Good for your and the other composers.

The movie "The Travellers:  This Land Is Your Land" revolves around the 
Canadian version of the song, which may have been one of the first non-USA 
versions.

--Robert Cohen


>There are at least four Israel versions of "This Land ..." that I know of 
>including mine (written with a friend in 1977, I believe):
>
>This land is your land, this land is my land
> >From the port of Eilat to the Golan highlands
> >From the Mediterranian to the Jordan's waters
>G-d gave this land to you and me.
>
>It's written in the Torah, in the Mishnah and Gomorrah
>That we must love G-d and follow His Torah
>No doubt about it so sing and shout it:
>G-d gave this land to you and me!        chorus
>
>Not just to Abraham, not just to Solomon
>Not just to anyone but to Jews, every one
>Moshiach Tzidkenu, bimherah biyamenu
>G-d gave this land to you and me!        chorus
>
>Then will be heard in Yerushalayim
>The voice of bride and the voice of bridegroom
>In songs of joy and celebration
>G-d gave this land to you and me!        chorus


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