Re: Tsena, Tsena
And of course, the Weavers made the song a hit! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=
Re: Tsena, Tsena
Sing Out included all three sets of lyrics. Concerning the transliterations they said, "The transliterations reflect the sounds for American readers rather than customary spellings." Zeina Zeina Arabic Zeina, zeina, zeina, zeina, Makhad yuwkaf beini l'beina Bleilet t'wa adna. Yalla ma'ana na'ana yalla Nydbek dabkih, nurkus hora Ma'as adna. Zeina, zeina, Yalla ghrannu ma'ana Ah'lan bikom ya As'kha''a'a'ab. Zeina, zeina, Yalla rudu ma'ana Yalla ya kul leil akhbab. Zeina, zeina, (Clap) Nurkus hora nydbek Dabkiih, yalla Khubi ad u'ma ba'adna. Zeina, zeina, (Clap) Ghrannu ma'ana, ghrannu Ma'ana ghrannu, Zeina, zeina, zeina! Literal Translation Beautiful, beautiful Nothing can come between us. We will dance the hora, Dance the dabka. Sing, dance, sing, Beautiful, beautiful! (Note that the English text which Sing Outpresented as a literal translation of the Hebrew version had some minor errors in it, so this translation from the Arabic might as well.) By the way, Sue L. mentioned that the Smothers Brothers recorded Tsena Tsena under the title "Swiss Christmas". While I haven't heard that recording, I do know that the Smothers Brothers sometimes introduced Jewish songs as being something else in order to get a laugh when the music started and the audience recognized the music (such as saying that they were going to play the Mexican Hat Dance, then playing Hava Nagilah with a few "Oles" thrown in.) I suspect that recording Tsena Tsena as "Swiss Christmas" was another version of the same joke. Jacob - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: World music from a Jewish slant Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 11:58 PM Subject: Re: Tsena, Tsena In a message dated 8/16/2003 9:14:44 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Arabiclyrics by Salman Natour.OK, does anyone have these? What an oddity!Lori @ MAX
RE: Tsena, Tsena
And of course, the Weavers made the song a hit! On the flip side of Goodnight, Irene--which became the country's #1 hit. Kind of an earlier version of the Beatles' I Want to Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There (if I'm remembering correctly) a decade plus later. --Robert Cohen -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=
Re: Tsena, Tsena
In a message dated 8/16/2003 9:14:44 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Arabic lyrics by Salman Natour. OK, does anyone have these? What an oddity! Lori @ MAX
Tsena, Tsena
Can anyone provide me with background on the Israeli song Tsena, Tsena BEFORE it became a hit with the Weavers? -- who wrote it, when, where it was sung; how popular was it in Israel; was the history of the lyrics different from that of the melody--if so, background on both would be helpful. Thanks in advance for any information or leads! Ellie Shapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-848-0237, x134 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=
Re: Tsena, Tsena
Seems to have been written as an Israeli hit song around 1950. Text by Yehiel Hagiz, music by Issachar Miron and Julius Grossman. Later attributions list Mitchell Parish instead of Grossman. More recent attributions simply list Issachar Miron. (shades of Goldfarb/Gelbart...?) Summer 1998 of Sing Out (Volume 43 #1) has an article on it, which I have not seen. At 05:30 PM 8/15/03, Eleanor Shapiro wrote: Can anyone provide me with background on the Israeli song Tsena, Tsena BEFORE it became a hit with the Weavers? -- who wrote it, when, where it was sung; how popular was it in Israel; was the history of the lyrics different from that of the melody--if so, background on both would be helpful. _ Cantor Sam Weiss === Jewish Community Center of Paramus, NJ -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=
Re: Tsena, Tsena
I don't know the song's history - except to add that it appeared on an LP which my grandmother used to play -- Sing Along In Yiddish Vol. 1. Also The Smothers Brothers were among the artists who recorded Tsena Tsena, only on their album the song is entitled Swiss Christmas. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=
