From the Milken Archive: Pete Seeger and the Story of Tzena, Tzena

While browsing through the Lowell Milken Archive of Jewish Music, we came across a video of folksinger Pete Seeger telling about his collaboration with Israeli composer Issachar Meron to produce an English version of the Hebrew song Tzena, Tzena.

A moving story of music's ability to transcend boundaries and communicate universally, the video captures a rare moment featuring Seeger alongside the song's composer, Issachar Miron, as they lead a performance of a new trilingual version of the song that includes verses in Arabic, as well as in Hebrew and English.

Seeger, who died in 2014, taught the song to his singing group, The Weavers, who made the song popular worldwide.

A musical adventure of historic proportions, the Milken Archive of Jewish Music is an exploration of the rich variety of musical expression born of, inspired by, associated with, or reflecting the full spectrum of Jewish life in the United States—the collective American Jewish experience.

Enjoy!

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