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Contrafactum
… above the first line of their poem a reference to a certain popular melody to which the lyrics could be sung. A famous … (the text in the red square is the reference to the popular melody in which the piyyut is ought to be sung) This method of adaptation probably evolved due to the popularity of existing folk songs making it easy to sing and …
Freylekhs
… Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still … Klezmer repertoire in Eastern Europe, and were the most popular amongst the Dance tunes . Support for this …
Admor
… often, while others tried going at least once a year. The popular times to travel to the Tsadik were before … rabbi, the Hassid expects to 'receive a blessing'. In the popular meaning, this is a specific blessing for something …
Hay ram galeh
… a talent that can be observed in other of his songs set to popular Egyptian tunes such as Yah retzeni ra h em alai Yah …
Hayrana Laih
… … Hayrana Laih is an Egyptian song that was and still is popular in the Arab world, but also has connections to … of Hayrana Laih were written by Ahmed Rami (1892-1981), the popular Egyptian poet who was the main songwriter for Umm … recognized as a singer and ‘ud player, but his wide popularity stem from the popular songs he composed (more …
Yechidi Laderech Li Etse'a
… line has been sung many times, as it came from the very popular Russian romance, 'Vyhozhu odin ja na dorogu' (Alone …
Moyshelekh Un Shloymelekh (part 1)
… multiple versions, 'Unter Di Grininke Beymelekh' was a very popular song throughout the Jewish world. It attained the …
Ner Haviv, Ner Na'eh
… The song is an example of the traditional genre of popular poems which address the hope for redemption, a topic …
Purim, Purim, Purim lanu
… in the last third of the 16th century, is one of the most popular among them. Around 1614, Gallego arrived to … Rabbi Israel Najara (ca. 1550-1625) and his followers. This popular song consists of quatrains of short verses with the … and their salvation by Esther and Mordecai, stressing the popular joy for the miraculous turn of events. It is worth …
Im nin'alu
… Shabazi, signed Alshabazi. This poem is one of the most popular and widely known among the Yemenite Jews. It is sung … opens with the song’s most widely known melody, which was popularized by Bracha Zefira among the Jewish community of …