reb_hillel ([info]reb_hillel) wrote,
@ 2007-09-04 20:14:00
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ונתנה תוקף
I read this on Hebrew wikipedia ( http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%A3 ):

"ונתנה תוקף" גם נתן השראה לשיר מפורסם של לאונרד כהן:"מי באש" (לפירוט). הזמר אלטון ג'ון תרגם את השיר ויצר גרסה שלו הדומה מאוד במנגינתה למנגינה המסורתית הנהוגה בבתי הכנסת.


Translation: "Unetaneh Tokef" also gave inspiration to the famous song of Leonard Cohen: "Who by fire". The singer Elton John translated the poem and created his own version whose tune is very similar to the traditional tune customary in synagogues."

Leonard Cohen's song "Who by fire" can be heard on radioblogclub.

But I'm curious about Elton John's version. The wikipedia article doesn't say what the song's called. Is there anyone out there familiar with Elton John who knows what they're talking about, and can give me the song's title so I can look for it and listen?

Thanks.

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[info]feygele
2007-09-05 09:50 am UTC (link)
If you show me a translation of the poem, I might be able to tell you what song it is.

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[info]reb_hillel
2007-09-05 11:21 am UTC (link)
This is Artscroll's translation. I'm not sure what translation Elton John used, or who he got to translate it. (Does he know Hebrew?)

http://www.ou.org/chagim/roshhashannah/unetanehtext.htm

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[info]feygele
2007-09-05 11:25 am UTC (link)
Why I wasn't associating the poem with the title is beyond me. Duh. Of course I don't need a translation... So I'll think about it, and see if I can't come up with an Elton John version. (And, no, to the best of my knowledge Elton John does not know Hebrew.)

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[info]feygele
2007-09-10 07:48 pm UTC (link)
So as far as I can tell, and I know we're all shocked here, Wikipedia is wrong. Elton John doesn't have a song along these themes. (The EJ fan forum agrees with me.)

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