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G. Fantasy- Tasdir Zarka
… R. Shlomo Ibn Gabirol, " Sha'ar petah dodi", in which the poet petitions to abandon captivity fir freedom. The melody … Israel Najara, based on motifs from the Song of Songs. The poet describes this scriptural dialogue between a lover and …
F. Wanderings
… singer Bracha Zefira (c. 1911-1991), who asserts that the poet wrote this poem for her ( kolot rabim, Ramat Gan, 1978, …
E. Exile- Maqam Hijaz: Taqsim. Eli, Lama Azavtani
… of the Moroccan qasida (a form similar to the ballad). The poet cries out to God to account for His distancing Himself …
D. Yearning, For Where? - Tasdir Sikka
… to a piyyut from the bakkashot -"Sgulati ve-or eynai" by a poet named Salem- included in early collections of piyyutim …
C. Love: Overture, Yedid Nefesh, Omar la-Adonay Maḥsi
… this section is Omar la-Adonay maḥsi , written by a poet named Mas’ud (this may be R. Mas’ud ben Mordechai …
B. Dialogue: Le-Daber be-Etzem ha-Nehara, Tzur She'eheyyani
… 'olamim project. Before the piyyut , Moroccan-born Israeli poet Erez Bitton reads his poem "Le-daber be-etzem … In his poem, Bitton dialogues with R. Buzaglo, who like the poet, lost his sight but did not stop writing poetry. He calls to the rabbi: "Come out from the corner to …
El Simhat Gili (Ajam)
… the acrostic “Abraham,” and this may be the name of the poet or of the father of the newborn boy. … 1e … 21 … 7 … …
Taqsim Ney, ‘Anu be-Hamon Shir (Bayat Huseyni)
… Moshe of Aram Zova (c. 1150-1200). R. Shmuel was a prolific poet, and several of his poems are of an exceptionally high …
Simhu 'Ami (Rast)
… In this piyyut for Sukkoth (Feast of the Tabernacles), the poet focuses on the mitzvot (religious deeds) of the … to rejoice on the holiday is strongly emphasized, and the poet uses a variety of words to express it. The piyyut …
Mawal Nahawand, Rofe Meshuvah (Nahawand)
… Maqam: Nahawand This is seliḥa by an anonymous poet belongs to the seliḥot section for Shabbat Shuvah (the …
Ayom Tzivah Et 'Amo (Kurd)
… be praised, and God will forgive your transgressions.” The poet weaves into the piyyut fragments of biblical verses and …
Ten Zemirot (Rast- Mahur)
… Maqam: Rast-Mahur A piyyut for the Sabbath by an anonymous poet. The piyyut appears in the maḥzor as a seliḥa for … portion Ki Tetze. At the beginning of the piyyut , the poet calls for the congregation to awaken in the middle of …


