Written by Zacharia Al-Dahri
Performed by Zadok Zubeiri
"Qiryia Yefefiyah" (Lovely city)
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
"Qiryia Yefefiyah" (Lovely city)
Nashid by Zacharia Al-Dahri. It expresses yearning for Jerusalem (Seri-Tobi: 120). It was undoubtedly inspired by Yehuda Halevi's poem Yefe Nof. The poetry of the Jews of Yemen and other Eastern communities frequently imitated that of Jewish-Spanish poetry.
Zadok Zubeiri sings this song in the melody regularly used for Qiryia yefefi'ah, the poem is fast and rhythmic, and accompanied by a drum. Here, he sings three stanzas of the poem.
