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Dicotín dicotán (Ricotín ricotán)
… A children’s game: one child lowers his head, hides his face and closes … verses are obscure or incomprehensible, as is common in children’s games. A very similar text is used in Spain today for the same game. … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … …
Endentino (Retahila de sorteo)
… A song used to choose the role each child will play in a game. … This rhyme is the origin of one of the most common Israeli children’s rhymes, “Endendino sofalacatino,” which derives … the Sephardic tradition for the Balkans. … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … …

Luvia del Dio (Invocaciòn a la lluvia)
… Children’s invocation of rain is common in Sephardic traditions. When rain was needed, Jewish children were asked to pray, even by non-Jews. … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … …
Alegre m'alegre (Juego de callarse)
… A children’s game in which, after this rhyme is completed, the first one who speaks loses the … at the punishment for whoever speaks first. … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … …
"Levavi yahsheqa ‘ofra" (My heart yearns for a hart)
… Shira with tawshiḥ by Shalem Shabazi, signed Alshabazi . … features Menachem Arussi and the Kiryat Ono men's and children's ensemble sing in a responsorial manner: the … Vekulkhem berukhim . … 7 … 41749 … kiryat Ono … With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen …
Ani esh’al shevah ha'el (I will pray for the praise of the Lord)
… Nashid by an unknown poet on the sanctity of the Sabbath and … brothers Haim and Dani Cohen with the Kiryat Ono men and children's ensemble. The soloist begins by singing the whole … ensemble (Bahat, 1995: 86). … 7 … 41755 … Kiryat Ono … With Songs they Respond: the Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen …
"Shema ha'el ‘aneni batefillah" (Hear O Lord, answer my prayer)
… Nashid for the Sabbath by Shlomo ben Sa'id, signed Shlomo . … features Menahem Arussi and the Kiryat Ono men and children's ensemble. Here the sequence nahid-shira-hallel is … leads into the shira. … 7 … 41761 … Kiryat Ono … With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen …
"Barek brik alḥama" (The lightning of our protection shone forth)
… A poem in Arabic by Yosef ben Israel, signed Ben Israel . The poem has eight … recording features Shalom Keisar and the Kiryat Ono men and children's ensemble sing the first three stanzas of the … the performers together. … 7 … 41763 … Kiryat Ono … With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen …
"Saperi tama temima" (Tell, pure and innocent)
… Girdle poem by Se'adia ben Amram, signed with the author's full name. … stanzas. 9. Menahem Arussi and the Kiryat Ono men and children's ensemble sing stanzas 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 11 … … 7 … 41779 … Kiryat Ono, NSA studio (Jerusalem) … With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen …
Sara Levi-Tanai
… Sara Levi-Tanai was an Israeli choreographer, playwright, … kindergarten instructor, using music and dance to educate children and pass on Yemeni Judaism's cultural traditions. … Her innovative teaching materials, including original songs and music, gained significant recognition and have …