Re: Ma Nishtana

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

You can find one of the versions of this bilingual Ma Nishtana on my CD, 
Songs My Bubbe Should Have Taught Me; Vol.1: Passover, along with the 
transliterated lyrics and translation, so you can do them too!
Lorele


itzik gottesman wrote:

> The Ma Nishtana was/is traditionally done in a bilingual Yiddish 
> Hebrew version. This was a very old tradition in Eastern Europe. Since 
> the youngest child asks the questions it was not always assumed that 
> the child had learned hebrew yet or could read at all yet. In 
> Williamsburg I have bought a chart of pictures that the child would 
> look at to remember which "kashe" goes next when he recites the four 
> questions. My daughter used it when she was small.
> BTW - the Yiddish versions of the hagada songs are among the oldest 
> Yiddish songs still sung.
> Ýitzik gottesman


-- 
You can now hear Lori's new CD, Songs My Bubbe Should Have Taught Me; Vol.1: 
Passover, at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lcahan Only $15 & postage. Email me for 
more info.
 




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