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Moshe BaTeyva – traditional folk song
This song tells the experience of baby Moses floating down the
Nile River in a reed basket. I invite the children to lay down as
though they are the baby in the basket, and rock gently back and
forth as the gentle song plays, but then to feel what the baby must
have felt when the waves get rougher during the guitar interludes.

lyrics

Dumam shatah teyva ktana
Al hayeor hazach.
U’va’teyva Moshe hakatan
Yeled yafeh v’rach.
U’va’teyva Moshe hakatan
Yeled yafeh v’rach.

Has! Hagalim hashovevim
Moshe hakatan po shat
Lo yitba, chayo yichiyeh
Yeled zeh hakat.
Lo yitba, chayo yichiyeh
Yeled zeh hakat.

Slowly, quietly, a little boat
Floating on the sea.
And in the boat a little babe,
Moses oh so sweet.
And in the boat a little babe,
Moses oh so sweet.

Stop you waves, stop your rolling,
Little Moses is here.
He cannot drown, he must live his life,
Moses oh so dear.
He cannot drown, he must live his life,
Moses oh so dear.

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from Shanah Tovah, Shanah M'tukah, released May 27, 2021

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Joanie Calem Columbus, Ohio

Joanie Calem is a folk musician, singer/song-writer, storyteller and inclusion advocate for audiences of all ages. Joanie writes songs and sings about life's different twists and turns, angles and perspectives, telling stories through her songs of the ups and downs of reality. She performs regularly at festivals, retirement homes, shelters, libraries and schools throughout the US and abroad. ... more

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