Songs

Aley Giva — עלי גבעה

Also known as:
Bagalil
Also known as:
On The Hills
Author:
Broides, Avraham
Composer:
Nardi, Nokhm — נרדי, נחום
Genre:
Israeli/Place
Subject:
Galilee/Hills/Shepherd/Lambs
Origin:
Bugatch 37
Transliteration:
Bugatch 37/Alb H-002(a)Schwartz 17
Translation:
Alb S-083(d)/Schwartz 18/Binder 12
Music:
Schwartz 18/Binder 12
Sheet music:
Folder:
841
Series:
4
Arranger:
Lazar Weiner
Arranged for:
Women's voices
Texts:
Hebrew/Transliteration
Publisher:
Transcontinental Music Corp.
Publisher address:
1674 Broadway, New York, NY
Date:
1947
Provenance:
Gift of Gail Morrison Hall
First line:
Aley giva sham bagolil Yoshav hashomer,
First line (Yiddish):
עלי גביה, שם בּגליל, יושׁב שוֹמר...
Notes:
Small folder, black/white cover with list of "New Issues" for 1947-1948. English story line inside, on second page. English title is given as "On The Hills of Galilee".

Recordings

On album:
H-002(a) (Cantor Jacob Hass Hebrew and Yiddish Folksongs)
Track ID:
20697
Artist:
Hass, Cantor Jacob
First line:
Aley givah sham bagalil, yoshev shomer uvefiv khalil,
First line (Hebrew):
עלי גבעה, שם בּגליל, יוֹשב שוֹמר וּבפיו חליל,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Recorded under "Aley Givah"
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
M-004(a) (40 Favorite Jewish Melodies — 40 באַליבטע ייִדישע לידער)
Track ID:
1858
Artist:
Jewish Music League of Tel Aviv
Director:
Herzl, David
Track comment:
Recorded under "Aley Givah"
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
S-080(b) (Sweet Dreams II (Sheyne Chalomes) For Guitars and Flutes — שײנע חלומות ב)
Track ID:
1859
Artist:
Schonbrun, Bluma & Bill Bridges
Artist:
Shapero, Jose, cello
Artist:
Schonbrun, B. & Bill Bridges, arr
Track comment:
Recorded under "Aley Givah"
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
S-043(a) (A Recital of Israeli and Yiddish Songs by Elly Stone)
Track ID:
1861
Artist:
Stone, Elly
First line:
Aley givah sham yoshev shomer...
First line (Hebrew):
עלי גבעה, שם בּגליל, יוֹשב שוֹמר וּבפיו חליל,
Track comment:
Recorded under "Aley Givah"
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
T-003(a) (Tova Ben Tzvi Vacaciones En Israel)
Track ID:
1862
Artist:
Ben-Tsvi, Tova
First line:
Aley giva sham bagalil, yoshev shomer uvefiv khalil,
First line (Hebrew):
עלי גבעה שם בּגליל, יוֹשב שוֹמר וּבפיו חליל,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
S-083(d) (Folksongs From Israel / The Burning Bush)
Track ID:
31910
Vocal:
Skeaping, Lucie
Clarinet/Happy-Sax/Darabukka:
Harlan, Ben
Oud/Lauto/Mandolin/Darabukka/Guitar/Jouras:
Jeffrey, Robin
Double Bass:
Levy, Robert
Violin/Viola/Accordion/Rebec/Arrangements:
Skeaping, Roderick
Guitar:
Sigalov, Hagai
Accordion/Trumpet:
Street, Kevin
Artist:
Burning Bush
First line:
Aley givah sham bagalil, yoshev shomer uvefiv khalil,
First line (Hebrew):
עלי גבעה, שם בּגליל, יוֹשב שוֹמר וּבפיו חליל,
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Mediterannean
Length:
3:27