Metadata & Links Content Keywords Ottoman Ottoman Empire Song Songs Piyyutim Piyyut Makam segah- Yah qados yosev tehillot (beste) Ottoman Hebrew Sacred Songs Copy Link Makam segah- Yah qados yosev tehillot (beste) Written by Israel Najara and composed by Yusuf Pasa. The 'beste' is characterized in its Turkish form by sections with non-sense syllables which the Jewish poets tried to fill with Hebrew words. Related content Eastern Mediterranean Judeo-Spanish Songs Study and commentaries: Rivka Havassy and Edwin Seroussi Research collaborators: Michael Aylward… Nitzan Hen Razael Nitzan-Chen Razael grew up in Jerusalem in a musical family. His grandfather was a cellist. He…