"Laner velivsamim nafshi meyaḥla" (My heart longs for the candle and the incense)

With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
"Laner velivsamim nafshi meyaḥla" (My heart longs for the candle and the incense)

Written by Seʼadia

Performed by Zadok Zubeiri


Nashid for Havdala (ceremony for the ending of the Sabbath) by Se'adia, signed Lese'adia. It is a prayer for livelihood in the coming week.


This recording features Zadok Zubeiri sings several of the melodies of this song: the first two verses are sung to the first melody, with no percussion accompaniment; in the third verse the melody changes, and is accompanied by a tin pan; in the fourth verse a slow melody in flexible rhythm is heard, which continues rhythmically until the final verse, when it becomes slow once again.

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