Shir Al Etz

Touchstone Sacred Dance Library
Shir Al Etz Associations---Israel Tapes Found On---Camp 97B Origin---Israel Choreographer---traditional Notes Waltz Time Originally choreographed by Y. Mariuma. The song, written in Yiddish, is about a small boy who wishes to fly from a tree, and who discovers that he is too heavy for flight. The measure is 3/4 Words in Native Tongue shir al etz etz boded etz shikma baruach kol tzipor kol adam b'tzlo yanuach kol adam ba'arava et ha'etz yode'a ain shenilo bamidbar hu yadid vare'a ki ha'etz k'em tova et yafrosh kinafayim hu megen mikol pigai eretz v'shamayim ima etz ma tov livnech al birkov lichro'a v'emtza po b'chaiko osher umargo'a yom tari tari tari

Touchstone Sacred Dance Library

Associations---Israel Tapes Found On---Camp 97B Origin---Israel Choreographer---traditional Notes Waltz Time Originally choreographed by Y. Mariuma. The song, written in Yiddish, is about a small boy who wishes to fly from a tree, and who discovers that he is too heavy for flight. The measure is 3/4 Words in Native Tongue shir al etz etz boded etz shikma baruach kol tzipor kol adam b'tzlo yanuach kol adam ba'arava et ha'etz yode'a ain shenilo bamidbar hu yadid vare'a ki ha'etz k'em tova et yafrosh kinafayim hu megen mikol pigai eretz v'shamayim ima etz ma tov livnech al birkov lichro'a v'emtza po b'chaiko osher umargo'a yom tari tari tari

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