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This is a short treatment of a well-known melody for the "Shema Yisrael," one of the best known Jewish prayers. While I composed it and am posting it in honor of Yom Kippur, I have categorized it as "Classical" since I personally am not very religious and it sounds to me more like classical music than something you'd hear at temple.
Many thanks go to Cantor, who pointed out several important things I would like to mention. First of all, the tune of the prayer was written in the mid-1800s in Vienna. Secondly, my pronunciation of "Yisrael," while common, is inaccurate (this is what happens when you don't go to shul like a nice Jewish girl should!), and I apologize if this offends anyone. Finally, Cantor also mentioned that some people may be sensitive to my having taken the name of the Lord in vain, so I also apologize for that. This was a truly secular effort so I seem to have fuzzed the religious details a bit.
Also thanks to alley-oop for encouraging me to record my singing.
Many thanks go to Cantor, who pointed out several important things I would like to mention. First of all, the tune of the prayer was written in the mid-1800s in Vienna. Secondly, my pronunciation of "Yisrael," while common, is inaccurate (this is what happens when you don't go to shul like a nice Jewish girl should!), and I apologize if this offends anyone. Finally, Cantor also mentioned that some people may be sensitive to my having taken the name of the Lord in vain, so I also apologize for that. This was a truly secular effort so I seem to have fuzzed the religious details a bit.
Also thanks to alley-oop for encouraging me to record my singing.
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Lyrics
(transcribed from the Hebrew):
Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad.
translation: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad.
translation: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
thetiler
Love that oboe, of course the harps are fun to hear as the rest of the
stuff.
Are you singing this, wow nice voice as well!
This is really nice. Would nice to hear something like this only a little
longer.
Nice going though indeed!