Hello, you don't know me. :)

[paulewog]

Hello :D

I was wondering something. I'm a music major, and at my church I started a choir and do some arranging and stuff, when I'm not in school.

Anyways, we have some people in our congregation that really love Jewish music, myself included, so I thought I would like to arrange a few Jewish songs for the choir to do. So my question is... do any of you know the names of some good Jewish songs with English lyrics (preferably... other than the usual Hebrew names most people know... Adonai, El Shaddai, etc), or even a book of them?

Thanks :D

- paulewog (call me Paul. Ingenious, isn't it :D)

[plum]

what up brother! welcome to the MJ forum!

sooo... NOT looking for "hava nagila"? ;)

I really don't know what to give you, so I went Googling :) perhaps you can glean some information from these links?

http://www.hareshima.com/Culture/Music.asp
http://www.nationalfinder.com/jmr/
http://www.milechai.com/jewishmusic/jewishmusic_miami-boys-choir.html (this is a choir, but it might offer some ideas)
http://www.musicaviva.com/fsmd/list.tpl?category=jewish
http://www.jmwc.org/jmwc_publishers.html
http://www.judaism.com/search.asp?type=quicksearch&sctn=871 (song books for sale)
http://www.hebrewsongs.com


i don't know if this will help at all, but hey... gotta love google!

[Torah]

The two that come to mind that I think you would be looking for,

1) C D, “Shalom Jerusalem” by Paul Wilbur
http://store.integritymusic.com/integrity/search1b.icl?ctry=1&str=&orderidentifier=icat_orderid&searchstring=paul+wilbur (http://store.integritymusic.com/integrity/search1b.icl?ctry=1&str=&orderidentifier=icat_orderid&searchstring=paul+wilbur)



2) CD, “Come dance with me” by Joel Chernoff


http://www.delusionresistance.org/christian/chernoff/chernoff.html (http://www.delusionresistance.org/christian/chernoff/chernoff.html)

http://www.messianicjewish.net/cgi-bin/webstore/quikstore.cgi?category=music_joel_chernoff_-_lamb&page=webstore.html&search=yes (http://www.messianicjewish.net/cgi-bin/webstore/quikstore.cgi?category=music_joel_chernoff_-_lamb&page=webstore.html&search=yes)





Look for these two arties by name and I believe you will find what you’re looking for.

Shalom

[Tishri1]

I have to plug Sue Samuel again...she is awesome...she has a few songs that have songs with a little bit of Hebrew and the rest English

my favorite....


Unspeakable Love

Sue Samuel/Margaret Becker

© 2003 Tovah Music



E Bm E Bm E D F#m

Verse 1: Healing balm, Living Water flow abundantly

E Bm E Bm

Cleanse these scars, cleanse this bitter heart

E D F#m

Abba, Hineni

Bm F#m Bm F#m

You are He, Yeshuati

Bm D E

You gave Your life for me



Chorus:

A D Bm E F#m

L-rd of my heart L-rd of my soul

D E A F#m Bm D E

Only Your unspeakable love can make me whole

A D Bm E F#m

Adon libee, Adon nafshee

D Bm E A

You alone can bind these old wounds

D E A

As you pour out your love on me



Verse 2: Heaven’s breath, gentle whisper, sweetly lingering

Make a way, tame this wilderness

Still my wanderings

You are He, Yeshuati

You gave Your life for me





here's her websight...you can hear clips from her music and get chords and lyrics



www.suesamuel.com (http://www.suesamuel.com)

[shmuel]

How about some simple Hebrew songs like:

Hinei Ma Tov
Hodu L'adonai
Oseh Shalom
Mi Chamocha
Mayim, Mayim
Ein Keiloheinu

They can all be found in this children's song book:

http://www.kididdles.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=465

[paulewog]

Thanks :D

Google is my friend, I just hadn't gone there yet, hehe.

I can't remember... I think it was written sometime around 1953 or something like that, but I don't remember, nor do I remember the title of it - does anyone remember the name of Israel's national anthem/song/whatever?

[Talmidah]

Hatikva

(P.S. It was a poem published back in 1886)

[paulewog]

Hm.

I thought there was one written later, after the .. bother. Seven Days' War? Six Day War? Whatever it was. :sorry:

[Talmidah]

Hm.

I thought there was one written later, after the .. bother. Seven Days' War? Six Day War? Whatever it was. :sorry:

There were many songs composed by nationalists during that time period (one of the most well know is Yerushalayim Shel Zahav by Naomi Shemer). But the national anthem is Hatikva.


(You're referring to the Six Day War in June 1967)

[paulewog]

Oooo, that is the one, Yerushalayim :) My college's chorale did it.

Thanks :D

1953, 1967... same difference? :blush: My history knowledge took a sharp downward turn after I took my final exam, I'm afraid, hehe.