"Im Nin’alu Daltei Nedivim" (Were the gates of the munificent closed)

Im nin’alu daltei nedivim is a shira by Shalem Shabazi, signed Alshabazi. This poem is one of the most popular and widely known among the Yemenite Jews. It is sung on many different occasions, at weddings and other celebrations, to many melodies. Alternate stanzas are written in Hebrew and Arabic.

This recording features Zadok Zubeiri sings the first stanza and the second part of the third stanza to three melodies: the first in flowing rhythm, the other two in duple meter accompanied by a tin pan.