A song for the holidays

[daveklepper]

f'TIS THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE          HAMATTANAH LIHIYOT PASHUUT       ILHADIYYA TSIal IR BASITTE

   'TIS THE GIFT TO BE FREE            HAMATTANAH LIHIYOT HOFSHII        ILHADIYYA TSIIR FADIYYE

'TIS THE GIIFT TO COME DOWN           HAMATTANAH LESHEVET                     ILHADDIYA TUQgUD

   WHERE YOU OUGHT TO BE                  BAMAKOM HAHETOV SHELII                    FI LMAHAL MABSUTILI

AND WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF         KISHETIMTSAA HAMAKOM                       WLAAMEN BITLAAQIIK

  IN THE PLACE JUST RIGHT                   HAHETOV SHELHA                        FI MAHALAK IDDURI

IT WILL BE IN THE VALLEY                     TIHIYYEH BAMAKOM                                 BITSSIIR FI LWADI

  OF LOVE AND DELIGHT                          BI'AHAVAH VISIMHAH                               ILHUBBI WISSURUURI

WHEN TRUE SIMPLICITY'S                      KISHEHAPASHUT HANIHONAH                 LAMMA LBASAATA SSAHIIHE

  ATTAINED                                               TIMTSAA                                                    BITLAAQI

TO BOW AND TO BEND                          HAHISHTAHAVUUT                                   TISARREF ITTAANI

  YOU SHAN'T BE ASHAMED                    LO TIHIYYEH LIHA DOHAH                        MISH ILAK gAATELI

TO TURN AND TO TURN                         LISAAVIV, LISAAVIV                                TIDUUR WTIDUUR

  WILL BE THY DELIGHT                            YIHIYYEH LIHA OOGAH                            YSSIIR ILAK KAgKE

'TILL BY TURNING RIGHT AROUND        AD SHETISSAAVIV BIMAAGUL           LAHAD BITDUUR FI LHAWWAL

  YOU'LL COME OUT RIGHT.                     VITAITZAI YASHAAR                                WBITLAAg SSAHIIH

 

H = soft kh, like Hanukah and Haifa        H = hard kh, like "barukh atah..."     g =  Arabic Ayin, a very soft almost silent gh.               R =  the French r, almost an rgh.      Q = very soft, almost silent.   SH used together are one consonant

 

In the Arabic and Hebrew interpretations, "cake" is used instead of delight.  Also "to sit down" instead of "to come down"

 

 

Thanks to the Shakers for the English Language song, and the Hebrew and Arabic interpretations and transliterations are in honor and memory of William Warfield and Aaron Copeland.  I thank the teachers who corrected my homework.

[Firelock76]

Thank you David, and a Happy Hannukah to you and yours!

[Miningman]

Very nice Dave. Would we all have such simplicity and freedom worldwide. Some day we shall. As for today many can experience a wee bit of it for a time. 

[wanswheel]

[samfp1943]

Firelock76

Thank you David, and a Happy Hannukah to you and yours!

 

    Add my wishes as well ! Hanukkah, Christmas coincide this year! 

      [Jews and Christians will be celebrating "the holidays" exactly in sync this year as Hanukkah begins at sundown Saturday -- Christmas Eve -- with the eight-day Festival of Lights ending on New Year's Day.] 

 

 

[daveklepper]

Because of the original formatting, over time, the layout of the Hebrew and Arabic tranlations has become confused, not as first posted.  My attempts at correction don't do the job, because the layout in the edit mode is not the same as normal display.

Those interested in using the song with translations should contact me at 

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