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Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs
… Hanukkah has generated a substantial repertoire of songs, some of which have attained an almost universal … time, the need of each generation to express itself in its particular contemporary literary and musical taste has … , Adam Sandler , The Maccabeats and many additional artists . In honor of the forthcoming Hanukkah celebration …
Freylekhs (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … accompanied by singing... The possibility that such songs (e.g., frejlaxs ) were sung in other Ukrainian … dancers go out into the center of the circle; these may be particularly light and graceful, or they may do grotesque …
Fun der khupe (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … 1964 . ( Musical notation included). “Old women sing this song when they dance opposite the groom with the bride, … and wicked chirps help establish the mood.” [A. Schwartz and A. Elenkrig]. Phillips 1996a, pp. 16-17 . ( Musical …
Tsu der khupe (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT … ‘livchot et ha-kalah’ [ kale baveynen ]. Processional song in the entrance of the bride with the in-laws, processional song for the leading of the groom to the wedding canopy, …
Kale bazetsen (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … bride). Performed mainly for female members of the wedding party, the poignancy of the kale-bazetsn was intended to … sung to a variety of tunes, as a zemerl (religious folk song).” Schlesinger, Alpert, Rubin 1989 . ( …
Bazetsens (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT ). The LKT … , for the beadle had told them that I was skilled in that art...I went over to the bride and in the tune of a true … by the badchon who, in grotesque rhymes and a peculiar singsong, exhorts the bride, reminding her of the solemnity of …
Baleygns (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … groom were led into their room to baleygns with music and song and they locked the door after them.” …
Badekns (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … references included). “The [ beroyges ] dance ended, the song was stopped. The groom approached and covered the face … Badekns . veiling of a bride.” Harkavi 1928, p. 102 . “A particularly serious moment was the ‘ badekns.’ The badkhn …
Dobridzien (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … This was an allusion to ‘honey and milk under your tongue’ (Song of Songs, 4:11)... Harkavi, in the already cited … č ( a gute naxt ); the latter was performed at the departure of the guests after the meal, while they parted with …
Zay gezunt (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … you get the full reference. “We find the melody to this song [‘Zayt gezunterheyt mayne libe eltern’] in the wedding … piece). From this we can infer that the song was a parting song of the child from the parents after the wedding. …