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Lyr Req: Glee Reigns in Galilee

04 Aug 05 - 03:44 PM (#1535069)
Subject: Lyr Req: Glee Reigns in Galilee
From: Cool Beans

This was a song I learned by osmosis at summer camp, but I remember just a few of the words. The song must be from Israel; there wee Hebrew words, too.

Glee reigns in Galilee
The Galil rejoices.
something something something something)
Lift up your voices.

there's a B part that ends with

....flutes softly sounding.
The watchman of Galilee,
His watch-song resounding.

04 Aug 05 - 05:20 PM (#1535156)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glee Reigns in Galilee
From: Peace

It's in

GLEE REIGNS IN GALILEE

FIRESIDE BOOK OF FOLK SONGS (p. 284) Library call number 784 B71

04 Aug 05 - 07:07 PM (#1535219)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glee Reigns in Galilee
From: Cool Beans

Good. Thanks, Peace. Off to the libe.

04 Aug 05 - 08:36 PM (#1535276)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glee Reigns in Galilee
From: masato sakurai

I'll post the lyrics later if nobody else does. The original title is "GILU HAGLILIM." Sound clip from Nights in Canaan: Early Songs of the Land of Israel (1881-1946) is here.

04 Aug 05 - 10:06 PM (#1535318)
Subject: Tune Add: GLEE REIGNS IN GALILEE
From: masato sakurai

X:1
T:Glee Reigns in Galilee
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:F
B:Margaret Bradford Boni, ed., Fireside Book of Folk Song, 1947, pp. 284-85
N:English words by A.M. Dushkin
F F2 E|D A, D E|F F2 E|D2 D2|
w:1.~Glee reigns in Ga-li-lee, The Ga-lil re-joic-es;
F F2 E|(FG) (AG)|F F2 E|D2 D2||
w:The day and night_ 'round_ Lift up your voic-es.
A (A2G)|F C F G|A A2 G|F2 F F|
w:2.~Thru nights_ witch-ing dark-ness, Flutes soft-ly sound-ing, The
w:3.~Sing ho, my Ga-li-lee, O, sing on my heart-strings; __
A A2 G|A B c B|A A2 G|F2 F2|]
w:watch-man of Ga-li-lee. His watch-song re-sound-ing.
w:With gun and no-ble steed, I fear not what fate brings.
W:
W:4. Who am I, what have I
W:Without thee, my Galil?
W:Glorious Galilee,
W:I love thee, my Galil.
W:    Glee reigns, etc.
"Gilu haGalilim" (with music) is in Ruth Rubin, ed., A Treasury of Jewish Folksong (Schocken, 1964), pp. 208-09.

04 Aug 05 - 10:11 PM (#1535322)
Subject: Lyr & Tune Add: Glee Reigns in Galilee
From: masato sakurai

Sorry, the title should have been "Glee Reigns in Galilee."
X:1
T:Glee Reigns in Galilee
M:2/4
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.
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05 Aug 05 - 04:25 AM (#1535459)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glee Reigns in Galilee
From: Le Scaramouche

I think I have the lyrics.

05 Aug 05 - 10:45 AM (#1535648)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glee Reigns in Galilee
From: Cool Beans

Thank you, Masato. Your expertise never ceases to amaze. I loved hearing that sound clip.

05 Aug 05 - 11:54 AM (#1535686)
Subject: Tune Add: GILU HAGALILIM
From: masato sakurai

Cool Beans, you're welcome. Here's the original.

X:2
T:GILU HAGALILIM (Hora)
M:C
L:1/8
B:Ruth Rubin, ed., A Treasury of Jewish Folksong (Schocken, 1964), pp. 208-09
K:Bb
c B2 A G D G A|c B2 A G2 G2|B B2 A (Bc) (dc)|
w:Gi-lu ha-Ga-lil-im, gi-bo-rey ha-cha-yil Si-su v'-sim - chu_
B B2 A G2 G2 || F G2 F G A B2| {F/}F G2 F (ED) C|
w:yo-mam va-la-yil. Gi-lu ha-Ga-lil-im, gi~bo-rey ha-cha - yil
F G2 F (GA) B2| c B2 A G2 G2||d d2 c B F B c|
w:Si-su v'-sim - chu yo-mam va-lay-il. Gi-lu ha-Ga-lil-im, gi-
d d2 c B2 B2|d d2 c (de) (fe)| d d2 c B2 B2||
w:bo-rey ha-cha-yil Si-su v'-sim - chu_ yo-mam va-la-yil.

1 Gilu haGalilim, giborey hachayil
Sisu v'simchu yomam valayil.

2 Meycheshkat halayil ole kol chalil,
Shiro yashmia shomer haGalil.

3 Yeheme haGalil, ko yeheme l'vavi
Susi kal-raglayim, daruch hu rovi.

4 Zalat-cha haGalil, ma li vami li?
HaGalil, Galili, ach ata Galili.


1 Sing Galileans, ye heroes of battle,
Rejoice and be merry all day and all night.

2 Through the dark nights, the sweet-sounding flute,
Song of the watchmen of Galilee.

3 Aroused is Galilee, so heaves my heart,
Fleet is my steed and my rifle poised.

4 I have only you, my own Galilee,
Galilee, you are my all.

05 Aug 05 - 12:53 PM (#1535743)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glee Reigns in Galilee
From: Le Scaramouche

I'm pretty sure we did this in school.
Four ought to be Zulat (rhymes with zoo) otherwise makes no sense. A better rendering is
'apart from you what else is there for me'
Not sure it scans.