An Upside Down World Esther and Antisemitism | Page 90

לַע
הָה בָ‏ שָׁר רְַבּ
רִַה פּ וּ
לִל בּ וֹ שֶׁ‏ רִָז כְ‏
רְַנ שָׁר שֲָׁע ‏ִנ י ם ! ! !
שָׁ‏ ר
חְ‏ רֶָנ
ע וֹ לָ‏ ם ! ‏ְל דַב
י ֵ מ י ‏ִכּ י
י ם ט וּ
ה עָ‏ ם ֖ ו ל ‏ֹא י ‏ֹא
‏ִעישָׁ‏ הּ : ! !
LET US MAKE NOISE Dana Greitzer-Gotlieb Translation from Hebrew : Udi Gotlieb
“ There is a certain people ” 46 Scattered Divided Among the nations Choosers of life Different from all others " If it please , Your Majesty , Let an edict be drawn for their destruction ”
Purim , Purim ! 47
And letters were sent By swift couriers To all the provinces : " To massacre , to exterminate " To enslave and plunder To cast them out " from the river to the sea " For " they rule the world "
Songs and Dances !
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From the Book of Esther
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Chorus is based on a classic Hebrew Purim childrens song “ Hag Purim ” by Levin Kipnis
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