X: 1
T: Shalom
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Amin
|: E2 cB A4 | ^GA BA ^GF E2 | ^G2 ^G2 A^G Ac | B4 e4 |
E2 cB A4 | ^GA BA ^GF E2 | D2 F2 E2 F/E/F/D/ | E4 E4 :|
|: cd e2 e2 e2 | dc Bc df ed | cB AB ce dc | B4 B4 |
B2 d2 d2 d2 | df ed cB AE |1 cB A2 BA ^G2 | A4 A4 :|2 c2 BA B2 A^G | A4 A4 ||
Shalom
I know it's not Irish but I heard it on a Tony McManus CD and thought it was a beautiful air. Sounds great on the pipes.
# Posted on January 26th 2007 by JACKB
Shalom Aleichem
This is a very well-known Jewish song, sung on Friday nights after coming home from synagogue, before eating dinner. It is said that on Friday night, one is escorted home by two angels, and this song is sung to welcome them into your home.
It is a very beautiful song with four verses. I would never have imagined it being played as an air on the pipes, though.
I'm intruiged...
# Posted on January 28th 2007 by Joe CSS
Piper may prefer this mode
K:Bmin
|: F2 dc B4 | ^AB cB ^AG F2 | ^A2 ^A2 B^A Bd | c4 f4 |
F2 dc B4 | ^AB cB ^AG F2 | E2 G2 F2 G/F/G/E/ | F4 F4 :|
|: de f2 f2 f2 | ed cd eg fe | dc Bc df ed | c4 c4 |
c2 e2 e2 e2 | eg fe dc BF |1 dc B2 cB ^A2 | B4 B4 :|2 d2 cB c2 B^A | B4 B4 ||
# Posted on January 29th 2007 by swisspiper
Nice way to open it up SP, appreciated as always...
# Posted on January 29th 2007 by ceolachan
Joe,
I know another song "Shalom Aleichem", maybe the same lyrics. Are there many melodies to the same 'prayer' ? Do you have a link to a traditional jewish version?
# Posted on January 30th 2007 by swisspiper
It often (nearly always, in fact) happens with Jewish songs that there are many different melodies sung by different people to the same song. In fact, come to think of it, I don't think I know a single song which only has the one tune. So it it very likely that you know a different version, although this is the only version I know.
Here is a link with the words:
http://www.aish.com/shabbathowto/fridaynight/Shalom_Aleichem.asp
# Posted on January 30th 2007 by Joe CSS
Actually, I just had a look at the link myself and realized that the audio file it has of S.A. is sung to a tune I didn't know.
So there you go.
# Posted on January 30th 2007 by Joe CSS
I like the tune in the key I posted it in which I think is A melodic Minor, which many Jewish tunes are wrtten in. Not that I'm an authority, just the few tunes I've heard seem to be in this key which is easy to play on the pipes. I have written a slow reel in this key as I like the melancholy sound of this key.
# Posted on February 1st 2007 by JACKB
Not that I'm an authority either but it's A harmonic minor, not melodic, which would have an F#.
# Posted on February 1st 2007 by Dow
"I'm not an authority" ~ Jeez, get that, are you having a sudden rush of humility Dow?
# Posted on February 1st 2007 by ceolachan
Maybe it's something to do with having to adapt to the too many changes in the weather over the last month or so?
# Posted on February 1st 2007 by ceolachan
Hey 'c' stop giving me a hard time!
# Posted on February 1st 2007 by Dow
It's only cause we 'love' you... Damn, back up a bit, the glare is making me wince...
# Posted on February 1st 2007 by ceolachan
Never too sure about melodic or harmonic, but I like this key.
# Posted on February 2nd 2007 by JACKB
Shalom
I wish to corecct swisspiper, It is a folk song rather than a prayer. (it is sung by Israelis many times when thier flight lands. in addition to clapping for the pilot).
since Jews are so widespred (there are even some who lived in cina for centuries), it it is very common for one folksong to have a diffrent melody in the mouthes of austrian jews than in the mouthes of yemenite jews. it's like Nil na la an irish drinking song that has a better known vesion (the nothern one) and a less known version (the munster version).
p.s.- there is also a small jewish comunity in county Dublin.
one of the members of that comunity (Haim Herzog) became the president of Israel 20 years ago.
# Posted on March 15th 2007 by Osher
And another thing
it is slow song and if you would like, I could post the words.
# Posted on March 15th 2007 by Osher