Shir be-shaat shemalvim [sic] hatan mi-bet-ha-keneset (parsit ve-ivrit).

Songs of Palestinian Jews from the Collection of Isaac Lurie
Songs of Palestinian Jews from the Collection of Isaac Lurie
Shir be-shaat shemalvim [sic] hatan mi-bet-ha-keneset (parsit ve-ivrit).

Iran (Shiraz)


Shir be-shaat shemalvim [sic] hatan mi-bet-ha-keneset (parsit ve-ivrit). A wedding song to accompany a groom on his return from the synagogue (in Farsi and Hebrew). Performed by Shlomo ben Aga from Shiraz on July 16, 1913. Cyl.# 628. 1:57.

A typical Judeo-Persian wedding song where each stanza ends with the word “Israel.” See  track no. 2.

Shir be-shaat shemelavim [sic] hatan mi-bet-ha-keneset

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