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My dear ima----song

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bluesclues

Tue, May 15 2007, 3:20 pm

does anyone know the words?

justanothermother

Tue, May 15 2007, 3:27 pm

I LOVE this song

My dear Ima
I'm sending this letter
To say the things I've never said
from my impression
As your daughter
These thoughts are running
Through my head

As far back as I can remember
You said Shema with me at night
Each week I saw you welcome Shabbos
I saw your candles burning bright

You made our home a house of Torah
Encouraged Abba to learn each night
You stood beside him during hard times
You gave him strength in your own way

You taught us all about the mitzvos
Showed us the right way from the start
We always saw your love for Torah
You instilled it in our hearts

Now your children have grown older
And each one has gone their separate ways
But yet we still follow in your footsteps
You made us what we are today

Now your daughter is a mother
She does the things you used to do
Not only did you build your own home
But Ima, you built my home too

shoy18

Tue, May 15 2007, 3:30 pm

Oh the memories of that song, from elementary school....

gold21

Tue, May 15 2007, 3:46 pm

yeah...I learned that song in third grade I think....beautiful. I hope that my children will IYH say that about me when the time comes...

amother

Tue, May 15 2007, 8:05 pm

I sang it to my mother at my shabbos kallah

lubcoralsprings

Tue, May 15 2007, 8:09 pm

oh I love that song

technic

Wed, May 16 2007, 3:05 am

it makes me Crying

Wed, May 16 2007, 7:56 am

I love this song too but I can never remember all the words... so happy someone posted this so now I have it.

shopaholic

Wed, May 16 2007, 10:17 am

I love that song. Haven't heard it in years.

Ima'la

Thu, May 17 2007, 4:59 am

beautiful song...btw, it's "ecouraged Abba to learn each DAY" - that way it rhymes with "way" 2 lines later...

mali

Thu, May 17 2007, 4:09 pm

I know the second to last stanza as:

As your children have grown older
Each one has gone his separate way,
But they all follow in your footsteps -
You made us what we are today.

It's more grammatically correct.

Roita

Fri, May 18 2007, 1:49 am

So beautiful, so true.

I wonder why I never heard that song before... What is the tune?

shabbatiscoming

Fri, May 18 2007, 3:18 am

wow, what a memory from elementary school.

its such a moving song:)

thanks for posting it:)

blueberrypie

Tue, Aug 29 2017, 6:33 am

I was just looking this song up, I remember it from Sternberg, the funny thing is that I thought the secular song with the same tune "One Tin Soldier" (Listen children to a story that was written long ago about the people on a mountain and the valley folks below...) was also a Jewish song, it's a really nice song with a great lesson, does anyone else remember learning that song in Sternberg? Or maybe I'm just confusing things because it was a while ago

heidi

Tue, Aug 29 2017, 7:16 am

I know every single word and have even taught it to my children!!!

kenz

Tue, Aug 29 2017, 1:43 pm

blueberrypie wrote:

I was in Sternberg a hundred years ago Very Happy

and the only version I remember is My Dear Ima, which I still sing periodically.
Do you also remember a really sad one, "Father's Telling Me a Story?" Still gets me.

almost

Tue, Aug 29 2017, 1:50 pm

I also went to Sternberg a hundred years ago! I remember My Dear Ima and I also remember Father's Telling me a Story. It IS a really sad song. Reminds me of my camp years - I loved Sternberg!

Chayalle

Tue, Aug 29 2017, 2:29 pm

kenz wrote:

I was in Sternberg a hundred years ago Very Happy

and the only version I remember is My Dear Ima, which I still sing periodically.
Do you also remember a really sad one, "Father's Telling Me a Story?" Still gets me.

Didn't go to Sternberg but a bunch of my friends' did. I remember that song (if we're talking about the same one...)

Father's telling me a story
His arms around me tight
I feel secure and safe
once again it's Pesach night....

kenz

Tue, Aug 29 2017, 2:31 pm

Chayalle wrote:

Yep, that's it. I sang it for my kids a while ago and they were horrified at how depressing it is. And I always loved it. Different generations...

almost

Tue, Aug 29 2017, 2:35 pm

My mother was pretty horrified by it when I sang it to her. Somehow in camp it didn't seem so depressing and we actually enjoyed it! I never sang it for my kids.

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