Darashti (I sought)

A Song of Dawn
A Song of Dawn
Darashti (I sought)

Bayyat/ Hijaz


Author: David Siton. The lahan is divided into two sections, and in its entirety it corresponds to a single strophe. The fust section, sung by the congregation, contains eight musical units that include the first three verses. The second section is an antiphon sung by a solo singer and the congregation, divided into six musical units corresponding to the last three verses of the strophe. Melodic structure of the fust section:

a b c d b' c d c

verse 1
part 1

verse 1
part 2
verse 1
last word
verse 2
part 1
verse 2 added word
"Adonai"
verse 3
part 1
verse 3
part 2

Melodic structure of the second section:

f e f' g f'' e+e'
part 1 verse 4 verse 4
part 2
verse 5
part 
verse 5 verse 6
part 1
verse 6
+ "eli"
solo congr. solo congr. solo congr.

At the end of the piyyut the first section is sung to three verses.

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