For Hanukkah we are releasing a pairing of songs written by the great Woody Guthrie. Woody moved to Coney Island in 1942 and spent much of his time learning from and collaborating with his Jewish mother in law and yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt. He identified with the stories and hardships of the Jewish people inspiring him to write these unique and powerful poems and songs. Though these works and Jewish writings were little known at the time, their rediscovery by his daughter Nora Guthrie paints a fuller picture of Woody as a writer, social activist, and humanitarian.
This video was recorded and filmed in the quiet Chapel at Beth Elohim in Park Slope Brooklyn with Nefesh Mountain founders, and husband and wife, Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff, with Alan Grubner on Violin and Tim Kiah on Bass.
Hanuka’s Flame
Words by Woody Guthrie, Music by Frank London, Arrangement by Eric Lindberg
© Copyright TRO-Ludlow Music/Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. & Nuju Music (BMI)
Hanuka candlelight, see my flame
Shining on my window’s pane;
Come flicker ‘cross my glassy glass
And light each lonesome to pass.
If your lifelong heavy load
Brings you down my path and down my road,
My light of Hanuka shines your way
To ask you in to rest a day.
Hanuka candle dances warm
To help you weather your heavy storm;
Shines like my lighthouse light this night
To bring your worried soul my light
Now as I light my first and my last
Of all nine candles to guide you past
Through these winds of blowing snows
To take you to your Hanuka home.
If you don’t wish to stop inside;
Too bashful proud, or afraid of pride,
I’ll send my beam to light your dream
Under your snow, where my newgrass hides.
Listen and watch our other video tribute to Woody and his Jewish writings with our rendition "The Hanukkah's Dance"
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Special thanks to Mark Beldan who shot and edited these videos.
We hope you enjoy and above all.. Happy Hanukkah!
18 дек 2016
