Re: Oy, T-te

[HNetsky <HNetsky...>]

To support Sam's post, he full title is actually "Dem Rebn's Nign, Oy Tate 
(The Rebbe's tune, Oy Tate).  -Hankus 

In a message dated 3/17/02 11:13:52 PM, SamWeiss (at) bellatlantic(dot)net 
writes:

<< At 05:39 PM 3/17/02, Yakov Chodosh wrote:

> >Oy, Tate...
>...this song isn't about much of anything... it's just a dance tune...

Since the words "Oy, Tate!" are a very specific reference to one of the 
ways in which a Chassid addresses God (especially when singing in a nigun), 
it's probably more accurate to say that the song is about Chassidic 
religious rapture. >>

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