RE: Rabbenu Tam

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Batya asked:                                                                    
                                        

> While on the subject of rabbis, does anyone know whether Rabenu Tam of
> Manger's song was THE Rabbenu Tam (Rashi's grandson)?

FWIW, the liner (or really cover) notes for the LP NOAH [on the disc, "Noach"] 
NACHBUSH'S GEMS OF YIDDISH POETRY AND FOLKLORE, where this
song is entitled "Die Goldene Pave", it is referred to as a "Poetic folk song
revolving about the great Rabbenu Tam."  

It may perhaps enlighten that, in her notes to this song in the WC's MIR TROGN
A GEZANG, Chana Mlotek writes,

"Who wrote the song? [? Not sure what's meant, as she attributes it, of course, 
to Itsik Manger] A tailor lad wrote the song to honor Rabbi Tam, but during the 
Sabbath some prankster laughingly inserted his own lines in perfect rhyme 
instead."

Hope that helps,

Robert Cohen

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