Spirituals (Songs of the American Black Slaves)

A Bi-Lingual book in Hebrew & English with numerous illustrations of original collages and black & white photographs; includes brief musical scores for all the songs. Hebrew with vowels (Nikud). The purpose of the book was to introduce Hebrew speakers to this rich form of music. Nahumi Har-Tziyon collected the songs and translated them from English to Hebrew. The publishing house editor: Itamar Ya'oz-Kest. Producer: Maritza Rosman. Proofreader: Ilana Bronshtein (Pomerantz).

From the back cover of the dust jacket (freehand translation from the Hebrew): "Spirituals...reflect the African heritage of the slaves and what they lived through during slavery..."

Songs in the book: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen; I'm A-Rollin'; No More Auction Block for Me; There's a Man Goin' Roun' Takin' Names; Blin' Man Stood On De Way; Goodbye Mama Goodbye (this song is only in Hebrew); Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; Lay Dis Body Down; My Way's Cloudy; O By an' By; O Freedom; Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel; You Got a Right; Gimme Dat Ol' Time Religion; It's Me Oh Lord; Every Time I Feel the Spirit; Woe Be Unto You; Father Abraham; O Methusaleh Was a Witness for My Lord.