Hineh Ma Tov (Round - Rise Up Singing)

No author listed. Traditional, yo.
Rise Up Singing chapter: Sacred Rounds and Chants, p.194

Lyrics:
Hineh ma tov u'mana'yim, shevet achim gam yachad (2x)
Hineh ma tov, shevet achim gam yachad (2x)

From The Bible, Psalm 133. A psalm of David
שיר המעלות, Shir Hama'aloth‎

Hebrew:
הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד

New International Version:
-How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!
The Message:
-How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along!
King James Version:
-Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Contemporary English Version:
-It is truly wonderful when relatives live together in peace.

Kreyol/Haitian Creole:
-Ala bèl bagay, ala bon sa bon lè frè ak frè ap viv ansanm!

Deutsch/German (Luther Bibel 1545):
-Siehe, wie fein und lieblich ist's, daß Brüder einträchtig beieinander wohnen!

Español/Spanish
Reina Valera 1960:
-¡Mirad cuán bueno y cuán delicioso es habitar los hermanos juntos en armonía!
Traducción en lenguaje actual:
-¡No hay nada más bello ni más agradable que ver a los hermanos vivir juntos y en armonía!

Français/French
La Bible du Semeur:
-Oh! Quel plaisir c'est, pour des frères, et quel bonheur que d'être ensemble!
Louis Segond:
-Voici, oh! qu'il est agréable, qu'il est doux Pour des frères de demeurer ensemble!

Italiano/Italian (La Nuova Diodati):
-Ecco, quanto è buono e quanto è piacevole, che i fratelli dimorino assieme nell'Unità!

Svenska/Swedish (Svenska 1917):
-Se huru gott och ljuvligt det är att bröder bo endräktigt tillsammans.

汉语/Chinese (Chinese Union Version （Simp)):
看哪，弟兄和睦同居是何等地善. 何等地美！

Português/Portuguese (O Livro):
-Oh! Como é bom e agradável que os irmãos vivam em união!

Here's a different tune for these words. I don't think it works as a round, though: http://zemirotdatabase.org/view_song.php?id=17

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[SirCoughsalot]

Pretty cool, man.

[matthewvaughan]

@SirCoughsalot Thanks, Matthew.

[carrolly2k]

Sounds great!

[matthewvaughan]

@carrolly2k All right! Thanks, Jim.

[elazarn2]

how did i miss this? excellent job!

[matthewvaughan]

@TenaciousFlea All right, well I'm looking forward to it.

[TenaciousFlea]

@matthewvaughan yes, tons.  just haven't had time to record anything. should have something up soon. but enjoying your stuff in the meantime.

[matthewvaughan]

@TenaciousFlea Thanks! Uking much lately?

[TenaciousFlea]

now, that was awesome!