Agadelkha Elohei (Shir ha-yihud)

Agadelkha Elohei (Shir ha-yihud). I will praise you, god (Song of Unity). Performed by hakham Nissim (with choir) from Urfa on July 21, 1913. Cylinder. # 665.         0:55

Agadelkha is a piyut by R. Abraham Ibn Ezra (1092-1167). The recording starts with and consists only of the second line of the poem with text repetitions and the addition of the word “hay”. It ends abruptly which means that the beginning and the end were damaged. The subtitle “Shir ha-yihud” is puzzling as the song that bears this title is customary only in Ashkenazi synagogues.