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NWC lyrics in Hebrew?

Hello,

I'm looking for the option of entering lyrics in Hebrew. Until now, I wasn't able to do so, since it doesn't recognize any hebrew font. How is it done?

Thanks,
Amir.

Re: NWC lyrics in Hebrew?

Reply #2 –
Hi Amir, This doesn't answer your question, but you can help me. I want to do Havah Nagilah with my group, using the version in a CASA songbook, but don't know the pronunciation of the words. Anyway you can guide me to phonetic pronunciation please.

Re: NWC lyrics in Hebrew?

Reply #3 –
I would take this from Wikipedia:
Quote
Hava nagila
Hava nagila
Hava nagila venis'mecha
(repeat stanza once)
Hava neranenah
Hava neranenah
Hava neranenah venis'mecha
(repeat stanza once)
Uru, uru achim!
Uru achim b'lev sameach
(repeat line three times)
Uru achim, uru achim!
B'lev sameach
All consonants are pronounced as expected, except for ch, which is German ch (IPA /x/)
a-a as in father
e-e as in wet
i-ee
o-oh
u-oo

Re: NWC lyrics in Hebrew?

Reply #4 –
Thanks Kahman, that will be very helpful, just a couple more needed. What do you do with the comma in venis'mecha and b'lev ?

Re: NWC lyrics in Hebrew?

Reply #5 –
Syllabic break.  B'lev is probably buh-lev, but with the "buh" very short, just the /b/ sound.

Re: NWC lyrics in Hebrew?

Reply #6 –
I thought it was a glottal stop.  The sound in the middle of "uh-uh", or in some pronunciations of "bottle",  in place of a "t" sound.

Re: NWC lyrics in Hebrew?

Reply #7 –
That might me it.  I'm not a linguist.  :-)