Name:
Senesh, Chana
Name (Yiddish):
סנש, חנה
Born:
1921
Died:
1944

Songs written or composed

Ashrey Hagafrur (Greenberg) — אשרי הגפרוּר (גרינבערג)

Author:
Senesh, Chana — סנש, חנה
Composer:
Greenberg, Helen Medwedeff — גרינבערג, העלען מעדוועדעף
Genre:
Literary Origin/ Metaphor (?)
Subject:
Match/Flame/Consumtion
Translation:
Album S-063(a)
Additional song notes:
Blessed Is The Match

Recordings

On album:
M-068(a)49 (Milken/The Art of the Jewish Song)
Track ID:
41302
Vocal:
Halveni, Ruth
Piano:
Hancox, William
First line:
Ashrey hagafrur shenisraf vehitsit lehavot.
First line (Hebrew):
אשרי הגפרוּר שנשׂרף והצית להבוֹת. אשרי הלהבה שבּערה בּסתרי לבבוֹת.
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Art Song
Length:
2:05
On album:
I-002(a) (Warrior's Songs — שירי לוֹחמים שר שמעון ישׂראלי בּניצוח יצחק גרציאני)
Track ID:
1537
Composer:
Dous, A. — דאוס, א.
Author:
Senesh, Chana — סנש, חנה
Artist:
Israeli, Shimon — ישׂראלי, שמעון
Arranger/Conductor:
Gratsiani, Yitskhok — גרציאני, יצחק
First line:
Ashrey hagafrur shenisraf vehitsit lehavot.
First line (Hebrew):
אשרי הגפרוּר שנשׂרף והצית להבוֹת. אשרי הלהבה שבּערה בּסתרי לבבוֹת.
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
"Blessed is the Match"
Language:
Hebrew

Eli Eli (Senesh) — אלי, אלי (סנש)

Also known as:
Halikha Lekesariya
Author:
Senesh, Chana — סנש, חנה
Composer:
Zehavi, David — זהבי, דוד
Genre:
Literary Origin/Prayer/Israeli
Subject:
Prayer/Waters/Heavens/Sea
Origin:
Netzer 52
Transliteration:
Alb F-035(a)/Alb L-035(b)
Translation:
Alb F-035(a)/Alb L-035(b)
Music:
Netzzer 52
Additional song notes:
Published under "Halikha Lekesaria" (Walking to Caesaria). הליכה לקיסריה

Recordings

On album:
S-092(a) (Ben Sidran Life's A Lesson featuring Lynette)
Track ID:
21571
Keyboards/Vocal:
Sidran, Ben
Drums:
Gottlieb, Danny
Bass:
Richmond, Mike
Orchestrations:
Goldstein, Gil
Violin:
Shtrum, Haim
Vocal:
Lynette
First line:
Eli, eli shelo yigamer leolam, hakhol vehayam, rishrush…
First line (Hebrew):
אלי אלי שלא יגמר לעוֹלם החוֹל והים, רשרוּש של המים,
Track comment:
O Lord, my God, I pray that these never end; the sand...
Language:
Hebrew
Length:
4:24
On album:
K-071(a) (Kleitanim Lyden af jodisk tradition 2.)
Track ID:
22765
Artist:
Kleitanim
First line:
Eli, eli shelo yigamer leolam, hakhol vehayam, rishrush…
First line:
אלי אלי שלא יגמר לעוֹלם החוֹל והים, רשרוּש של המים,
Track comment:
Recorded under "Eli, Eli"
On album:
P-028(a) (Cantor David Propis sings Memories of Home)
Track ID:
25175
Artist:
Propis, Cantor David
First line:
Eli, eli shelo yigamer leolam, hakhol vehayam, rishrush…
First line (Hebrew):
אלי אלי שלא יגמר לעוֹלם החוֹל והים, רשרוּש של המים,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Walking To Caesara
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
L-038(b) (Heroes and Poets/ Shura Lipovsky / Zalmen / Jeff Warschauer/ Heroes and Poets / Memorial Concert of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943 — גיבורים און פּאָעטן)
Track ID:
32074
Arranger/Vocal:
Lipovsky, Shura
Arranger/Piano:
Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
Arranger/Mandolin:
Warschauer, Jeff
First line:
Eli, eli shelo yigamer leolam, hakhol vehayam, rishrush…
First line (Hebrew):
אלי,אלי שלא יגמר לעוֹלם החוֹל והים, רשרוּש של המים,
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Concert
Length:
#:16
On album:
G-035(e) (Gevatron/ The Israeli Kibutz Folksingers / Shirim Yafim — הגבטרון שירים יפים)
Track ID:
34140
Vocal:
Gevatron — הגבטרון
First line:
Eli eli shelo yigamer leolam, hachol vehayam, rishrush shel hamayim,
First line (Hebrew):
אלי שלא יגמר לעולם, יחול והים, רשרוש של המים, ברק השמיםת תפילת האדם
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Folk/Choral
Length:
2:11
On album:
Y-056(a) (Yaroslav Yakubovic/Songs of the Land Israeli Tunes — אלבום שירי הארץ)
Track ID:
39256
Language:
Hebrew
Length:
2:54
On album:
I-002(b) (Songs of the Jewish Underground — יהים ושירים של המחתרת)
Track ID:
6000
Artist:
David, Alisa and Freddy Peer — דוד, אליסה ופרדי פּאר
Artist:
Esner, Uzi, arr — אסנר, עוזי, עבוד
Artist:
Esner, Uzi, musical director
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Walking To Caesara
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
S-051(a) (sing along kibbutz songs with sara'leh sharon — לשיר בּעמק מועדון הזמר עמק הערדן עם שׂרה'לה שרון)
Track ID:
6001
Artist:
Sharon, Sarele — שרון, שׂרה'לה
First line:
Eli, ali shelo yigamer leolam, hakhol vehayam, rishrush…
First line (Hebrew):
אלי אלי שלא יגמר לעוֹלם החוֹל והים, רשרוּש של המים,
Track comment:
Walking To Caesara
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
Z-008(a) (Shema Kolenu The Zimriyah Choir)
Track ID:
6002
Artist:
Zimriyah Choir
Choral Music Director:
Shortt, Ellis D., dir
Artist:
Cohen, Dudley, arr
Track comment:
Walking To Caesara --Recorded under "Eli Eli"
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
Z-015(a) (The Zemel Choir Conducted by Antony Saunders)
Track ID:
6003
Artist:
Zemel Choir
Conductor:
Saunders, Antony
Track comment:
Walking To Caesara
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
F-035(a) (Rita Falbel Between Jewish Past & Future Timepieces)
Track ID:
6004
Artist:
Falbel, Rita
First line:
Eli, eli shelo yigamer leolam, hakhol vehayam, rishrush…
First line:
אלי אלי שלא יגמר לעוֹלם החוֹל והים, רשרוּש של המים,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
My God, my God, let it never end, the sand and the sea...
Language:
Hebrew/Arabic
On album:
T-002(a) (Topol With The John McCarthy Singers & Goeff Love Orchestra)
Track ID:
6005
Vocal:
Topol, Chaim — טופּול, חיים
Vocal:
Topol, Chaim — טופּול, חיים
Vocal:
John McCarthy Singers
First line:
Eli, eli shelo yigamer leolam, hakhol vehayam, rishrush…
First line:
אלי,אלי שלא יגמר לעוֹלם החוֹל והים, רשרוּש של המים,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Ali, ali, I pray that it never will end, the sand and the...
Language:
Hebrew/English
On album:
S-080(b) (Sweet Dreams II (Sheyne Chalomes) For Guitars and Flutes — שײנע חלומות ב)
Track ID:
6006
Artist:
Schonbrun, Bluma & Bill Bridges
Artist:
Shapero, Jose, cello
Artist:
Schonbrun, B. & Bill Bridges, arr
Track comment:
Walking To Caesara,For Guitar, Flute with cello and recorder
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
F-013(e) (Feidman - The Incredible Clarinet — גיורא פיידמן)
Track ID:
6007
Acoustic Guitars:
Atlas, Urial — אטלס, אוריאל
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Basset HornArranger:
Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא
Bass Guitar:
Frenkel, Ami — פרנקל, עמי
Contra Bass:
Gerlich,Ehud — גרליך, אהוד
Acoustic Guitars:
Levy, Yossi Saffie — יוסי לוי
Harp:
Shwartzbart, Mariana — שוורצברט, מריאנה
Percussion:
Krohn, Kenneth — קרון, קנת
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Walking To Caesara
Style:
Instrumental/Klezmer

Ashrey Hagafrur (Helfman) — אשרי הגפרוּר (העלפֿמאַן)

Author:
Senesh, Chana — סנש, חנה
Composer:
Helfman, Max — העלפֿמאַן, מאַקס
Genre:
Literary Origin/ Metaphor (?)
Subject:
Match/Flame/Consumed
Translation:
Alb S-063(a)
Additional song notes:
Blessed Is The Match

Recording

On album:
S-063(a) (American Jewish Art Songs Paulina Stark)
Track ID:
1538
Vocal:
Stark, Paulina
Piano:
Shank, Nadine
First line:
Ashrey hagafrur shenisraf vehitsit lehavot. Ashrey halehava sheba'ara besitrey..
First line (Hebrew):
אשרי הגפרוּר שנשׂרף והצית להבוֹת. אשרי הלהבה שבּערה בּסתרי לבבוֹת.
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Translation and Transliteration with Album
Language:
Hebrew

Kol Kara (Helfman) — קול קרא (העלפֿמאַן)

Author:
Senesh, Chana — סנש, חנה
Composer:
Helfman, Max — העלפֿמאַן, מאַקס
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Voice/Summons/Obeyed/Crossroads/Cold/Snow/Loss
Transliteration:
Alb S-063(a)
Translation:
Alb S-063(a)
Additional song notes:
A Voice Called

Recordings

On album:
S-063(a) (American Jewish Art Songs Paulina Stark)
Track ID:
8569
Vocal:
Stark, Paulina
Piano:
Shank, Nadine
First line:
Kol kara, vehalakhti, halakhti, ki kara hakol, halakhti l'val epol.
First line (Hebrew):
קןל קרא, והלכתי, הלכתי, כּי קרא הקול. הלכתי, לבל אפּול.
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Translation and Transliteration with Album
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Art Song
On album:
M-068(a)49 (Milken/The Art of the Jewish Song)
Track ID:
41304
Vocal:
Halveni, Ruth
Piano:
Hancox, William
First line:
Kol kara, vehalakhti, halakhti, ki kara hakol, halachti l'val epol
First line (Hebrew):
קןל קרא, והלכתי, הלכתי, כּי קרא הקול. הלכתי, לבל אפּול.
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Art Song/Concert
Length:
3:02