10. ‘Anverewā Wǝsta Kǝrsā

A portion of the morning service on Ma’arir Seni and the Səgd, this piece is also performed on different holidays when the Torah scroll is returned to the Ark in the prayer house. It is also performed as a song during festive meals on any occasion of the liturgical calendar. The text tells about the return of the Tables of the Law to the Ark, based on Numbers 10: 35-36. It then proceeds with long excursions on Zion, such as God’s consideration for Jerusalem and the pilgrimage to Zion. Among several other Biblical references one should specifically mention Psalm 50:2-3.

The piece consists of two sections: the first one is in the hemiola pattern and the second one antiphonal. It has a regular beat and is accompanied by stamping of the feet and rhythmic sounds of hissing.