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DTStudy: A Rabbi's Daughter
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THE RABBI'S DAUGHTER
THE RABBI'S DAUGHTER (2)
| Joe Offer | 03 Jun 06 - 10:57 PM | |
| Joe Offer | 03 Jun 06 - 11:49 PM | |
| Rabbi-Sol | 04 Jun 06 - 03:31 PM | |
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DTStudy: A Rabbi's Daughter DigiTrad: THE RABBI'S DAUGHTER THE RABBI'S DAUGHTER (2)
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Subject: DTStudy: A Rabbi's Daughter From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Jun 06 - 10:57 PM This is an edited DTStudy thread, and all messages posted here are subject to editing and deletion. This thread is intended to serve as a forum for corrections and annotations for the Digital Tradition song named in the title of this thread. Search for other DTStudy threadsI don't know how much there is to say about this song, but I came across it and it seemed interesting. We have two versions in the Digital Tradition. The first is apparently the original song, composed in 1899 by Charles K. Harris, who did a much better job writing "After the Ball Is Over." The second is a truncated version from Folk Songs Out of Wisconsin. Hey, I learned only truncated songs when I was a kid in Wisconsin. Maybe it's part of the culture. Here's the first Digital Tradition Version: THE RABBI'S DAUGHTER(Charles K. Harris)A Rabbi sat one evening With Bible on his knee, His daughter knelt beside him For she loved him tenderly, "Come tell me, child, the Rabbi said Why do you weep and sigh? Don't be afraid to trust me, dear, Tell me the reason why." She gazed into his dear kind face and said:"Will you forgive? I love a man with all my heart Without him I can't live." The Rabbi looked down at his child "One question answer me Is he of Jewish faith or not?" Her head sank on his knee. cho: "You are a Rabbi's daughter And as such you must obey, Your father you must honor Unto his dying day. If you a Christian marry Your old father's heart you'll break; You are a Rabbi's daughter, And must leave him for my sake." The hour of midnight sounded, The world seemed all at rest, The maiden kissed a picture And she held it to her breast, I'm told I must not love you, dear, I ne'er must see your face, And that you cannot marry me For you're not of my faith, But I shall have no other love And though my heart should break, To you my love I'll faithful be, Though I may never wake, Her words came true that very morn, For on her bed so white, The Rabbi found his only child Had died for love that night. @tearjerker filename[ RABBIDGH TUNE FILE: RABBIDGH CLICK TO PLAY RG And the second version, from Folk Songs Out of Wisconsin, although the song apparently does not come from Wisconsin: THE RABBI'S DAUGHTER (2)You are a Rabbi's daughter and as such you must obey,Your father without question, unto his dying day; If a Christian you should marry your father's heart would break, You are a Rabbi's daughter, you must leave him for my sake. From Folk Songs Out of Wisconsin, Peters Collected from Miss Ewing of Pomona College, CA who said she heard it sung in Lansing, MI in 1902. @tearjerker filename[ RABBIDG2 TUNE FILE: RABBIDG2 CLICK TO PLAY RG PLEASE NOTE: Because of the volunteer nature of The Digital Tradition, it is difficult to ensure proper attribution and copyright information for every song included. Please assume that any song which lists a composer is copyrighted ©. You MUST aquire proper license before using these songs for ANY commercial purpose. If you have any additional information or corrections to the credit or copyright information included, please e-mail those additions or corrections to us (along with the song title as indexed) so that we can update the database as soon as possible. Thank You. You can find the sheet music Here (click) at the Levy Sheet Music Collection. It was published as "The World's Greatest Song: A Rabbi's Daughter," in 1899. Words and music attributed to Charles K. Harris, who wrote "After the Ball." The DT version is a fairly accurate transcription of the lyrics from the sheet music. No listing in the Traditional Ballad Index. The Roud Index has this as Number 6605, with five citations. Anybody know of other recordings, or of other versions? |
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Subject: RE: DTStudy: A Rabbi's Daughter From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Jun 06 - 11:49 PM I suppose this song might make "politically correct" people nervous, but I think every preacher's kid faces the same predicament. Unitarian clergy probably get unhappy about their daughters marrying born-again Christians. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: DTStudy: A Rabbi's Daughter From: Rabbi-Sol Date: 04 Jun 06 - 03:31 PM Joe, It is not only Rabbis. Any observant Orthodox Jew would consider it their worst nightmare for their child to marry out of the faith. It is a definite no no. SOL ZELLER |
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