Music

CAMP CARAVAN COMMUNITY SONGS

THE COUNTRY LIFE

Oh, I like to rise when the sun she rises
Early in the morning
I like to hear them small birds singing
Merrily upon their lay-land
And hurrah for the life a country boy
And to ramble in the new mown hay
In spring we sow, in the harvest mow
And that’s how the seasons round they go
But of all the times if choose I may
It’s to ramble in the new mown hay
Oh,  I like to rise…
In winter when the sky is gray
We edge and ditch our life away
But in the summer when the sun shines gay
We go rambling in the new mown hay
Oh, I like to rise…

HALLELUJAH

Ha ley lu jah, Ha ley lu jah (2x)

BRIGHT MORNING STARS

Bright morning stars are rising (3x)
Day is a-breaking in my soul
Oh, where are our dear mothers (3x)
Day is a breaking in my soul
Some have gone to the valley, praying (3x)
Day is a breaking in my soul
Some have gone to heaven, shouting (3x)
Bright morning stars are rising (3x)
Day is a breaking in my sou
l

NOW I WALK IN BEAUTY

Now I walk in beauty
Beauty is before me
Beauty is behind me
Above and below me

DOWN TO THE RIVER TO PRAY

As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way
Oh fathers, let’s go down
Let’s go down, come on down
Oh, fathers, let’s go down
Down   to the river to pray

(Repeat verse but with these changes)

And who shall wear the robe and crown
Oh mothers let’s go down

And who shall wear the starry crown
Oh brothers let’s go down
And who shall wear the robe and c rown
Come on sisters let’s go down
(Repeat first verse)

ZUM GALI GALI
Zum gali gali gali, zum gali gali (2x)
He-chalutz le’maan avodah, Avodah le’maan he-chalutz
(Trans: the pioneer is meant for work; work is meant for the pioneer)

HINEH MATOV UMANAYIM
Hineh ma tov umanayim, shevat achim gam yahad
(Trans:How good it is, and how pleasant, for (brothers and sisters/the community) to be all together)

BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON
By the waters, the waters of Babylon
We lay down and wept, and wept for thee, Zion
We remember thee, remember thee, remember thee , Zion

AL NACHAROT BAVEL
Al nacharot bavel, al nacharot bavel
Shavnoo, shavnoo, gam bacheenu
L’zachrenu et Tsion, l’zachrenu et Tsion

(skip up an octave to begin English version)
(Trans: By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. )

HAVAH NA SHIRAH
Havah na shirah, shir hallelujah (3x)

(Trans:  Let us have a song, a song of praise)

PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING
Praise and thanksgiving, let everyone bring
Unto our father, our heavenly king
All together, joyfully sing

DONA NOBIS PACEM
Dona nobis, pacem pacem
Dona nobis pacem
Dona nobis pacem
Dona nobis pacem

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy, when skies are gray
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamt I held you in my arms
When I awoke dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried
You are my sunshine…

HEY HO, NOBODY HOME
Hey ho, nobody home
No meat, no drink, no money have I none
Yet we will be merry

LICHU V’NIVNEH (come and build the wall of Jerusalem}
_Lichu, lichu, lichu v’nivneh (2x)
Et homat Yerushaliyim (2x)
Lichu vinivneh, lichu vinivneh
Et homat Yerushalayim

YAH SALAAM
Yah, yah salaam

KNOW THAT I AM NEAR

I’ve  been waiting all the day long
To see the light in your eyes
My love, come dance with me now,
See how the evening flies
And while you sleep, my dear
Know that I am near
To hold you when you arise