I just did a search for this song. This was the first one that came up. It was 30 years ago that we used to sing this in various gatherings and I'm sure it was around for quite a while before that. It was nice to hear it again.
@mcochranjr I could send you a chord chart, but I don't have tab. I just play by ear. Maybe one day I'll try to tab it out, but that's a tedious process for me. If youl'd like a chord chart, just message me your e-mail address.
Yes, I too remember it being popular in my home church back then. Honestly, I was never that fond of it but I would play it on piano in a honky tonk style when we did it at services just to keep it interesting:)
Thanks, Yes, I read that on wikipedia. What I really wonder is, who the person was who decided to use the words from Exodus 15 and how it became so popular. Do you have any idea?
@plinkenstein No, I don't have any idea who originally combined this tune with Exodus 15, and as for it being popular, I really didn't know it was until recently. Apparently it was popular in the late seventies and early eighties in certain circles. I first heard of it in 1999 when I worked at a group home for boys with ADHD. One of the boys who happened to be of Jewish decent said he used to sing it at his home church. I almost completely forgot about it until someone asked if I would do it.
@plinkenstein Issachar Miron, born in 1919, left Poland at the age of 19, thus avoiding the Holocaust. In 1941, while serving in the Jewish Brigade of the British forces, he composed the melody for lyrics written by Yechiel Chagiz. Julius Grossman, who did not know who composed the song, wrote the so-called third part of 'Tzena' about November 1946. Gordon Jenkins made an arrangement of the song for The Weavers, who sang it with Jenkins' orchestra as backing.
I knew the tune but couldn't remember the name until I looked in your description and realised that I last heard "Tzena Tzena" back in State School about 40 years ago!! Good job - your voice held out very well.
I just did a search for this song. This was the first one that came up. It was 30 years ago that we used to sing this in various gatherings and I'm sure it was around for quite a while before that. It was nice to hear it again.
ellietobe 1 week ago
Any one have sheet music or tabs for this song?
mcochranjr 3 weeks ago
@mcochranjr I could send you a chord chart, but I don't have tab. I just play by ear. Maybe one day I'll try to tab it out, but that's a tedious process for me. If youl'd like a chord chart, just message me your e-mail address.
guitmartiman 3 weeks ago
Yes, I too remember it being popular in my home church back then. Honestly, I was never that fond of it but I would play it on piano in a honky tonk style when we did it at services just to keep it interesting:)
plinkenstein 5 months ago
Thanks, Yes, I read that on wikipedia. What I really wonder is, who the person was who decided to use the words from Exodus 15 and how it became so popular. Do you have any idea?
plinkenstein 5 months ago
@plinkenstein No, I don't have any idea who originally combined this tune with Exodus 15, and as for it being popular, I really didn't know it was until recently. Apparently it was popular in the late seventies and early eighties in certain circles. I first heard of it in 1999 when I worked at a group home for boys with ADHD. One of the boys who happened to be of Jewish decent said he used to sing it at his home church. I almost completely forgot about it until someone asked if I would do it.
guitmartiman 5 months ago
Yes, the real name of this song is "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" recorded in the 50's by the Weavers. I wonder if credit was ever given.
plinkenstein 5 months ago
@plinkenstein Issachar Miron, born in 1919, left Poland at the age of 19, thus avoiding the Holocaust. In 1941, while serving in the Jewish Brigade of the British forces, he composed the melody for lyrics written by Yechiel Chagiz. Julius Grossman, who did not know who composed the song, wrote the so-called third part of 'Tzena' about November 1946. Gordon Jenkins made an arrangement of the song for The Weavers, who sang it with Jenkins' orchestra as backing.
guitmartiman 5 months ago
@dcntexas2 You're welcome!, and thank you!
guitmartiman 6 months ago
love this!
scifiwritir1 7 months ago
@scifiwritir1 Glad it ministers to you!
guitmartiman 7 months ago
Great job,
I remember singing that song when I was in high school.
hiddentalent123 7 months ago
@hiddentalent123 Thanks, Lewis. Wow, I didn't realize this version had been around that long! It's funny I can't find it anywhere else on You Tube.
guitmartiman 7 months ago
I knew the tune but couldn't remember the name until I looked in your description and realised that I last heard "Tzena Tzena" back in State School about 40 years ago!! Good job - your voice held out very well.
darkallegiance666 7 months ago
@darkallegiance666 Thanks, DA. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a great tune!
guitmartiman 7 months ago
Amen!
God the deliverer!
\o/
eDrifter1 7 months ago
@eDrifter1 Indeed! Amen!
guitmartiman 7 months ago
@rupertsteel Thanks, Rupert.
guitmartiman 7 months ago
Yes brother, it's a blessing to me! Love it. God bless you man!
TheSavedSinner 7 months ago
@TheSavedSinner Thank you. I'm glad it ministered to you.
guitmartiman 7 months ago