Monday, March 01, 2004
We're already on the 9th of the month of Adar, but it is not to late to mention something à propos.
That ubiquitous song "Mishé nikhnas Adar marbim besim'ha" (or more accurately, "Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé nikhnas Adar..."), which means "Since Adar has come in, we have more joy" (from the Gemara in Ta'anith) is often sung to the same tune as the American slave song,
"Jump down, turn around to pick a bale of cotton
Jump down, turn around to pick a bale a hay.
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton,
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a hay."
Try it yourself.
"Mishé Mishé nikhnas Adar
Marbim Marbim besim'ha."
The complete lyrics, including the "N" word (explicit lyrics), the music (to prove my point), and the correction "pick a bale a day" by some revisionist can be found at this site.
That ubiquitous song "Mishé nikhnas Adar marbim besim'ha" (or more accurately, "Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé Mishé nikhnas Adar..."), which means "Since Adar has come in, we have more joy" (from the Gemara in Ta'anith) is often sung to the same tune as the American slave song,
"Jump down, turn around to pick a bale of cotton
Jump down, turn around to pick a bale a hay.
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton,
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a hay."
Try it yourself.
"Mishé Mishé nikhnas Adar
Marbim Marbim besim'ha."
The complete lyrics, including the "N" word (explicit lyrics), the music (to prove my point), and the correction "pick a bale a day" by some revisionist can be found at this site.
Pinḥas Ivri 21:43