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‘Le-El ‘Olam’ by Mordecai Dato: In search of a melody for an ancient Italian Hebrew poem
… songs, as will be shown below). Many of Dato's works are poems, and our Song of the Month delves into one of them, ‘Le-El ‘Olam’. A number of Dato’s poems show his engagement with the increasing popularity … this alternative Qabbalat Shabbat incorporates two poems by Mordecai Dato, the aforementioned ‘Le-El ‘Olam’ and …
Amen amen shem nora
… one of the earliest printed collections of religious Hebrew poems, many of which were written by Shlomo Mazal Tov, a …
Miyom qadmon
… its rapture", after Song of Songs 7, 7). This collection of poems includes the repertoire of songs performed at the …
'Et sha'are ratzon
… last strophes of one of the most remarkable medieval Hebrew poems based on Midrashic themes that are related to the …
Az yashir Moshe (Song of the Sea; Exodus 15) (2 versions)
… al altisimo ("Let us bless the Almighty"), one of the rare poems in Spanish that are still sung by the Western Sephardi …
Kol beru’e ma’ala umata
… dynasties in Eastern Europe, next to other Sephardi poems of kabbalistic content, such as "El mistater be-safrir … "Kol beru'e" was chanted as one of the baqqashot, the poems recited prior to the daily morning service. The tune …
Tzur mishelo akhlanu
… Table songs ( zemirot shabbat ), poems sung by family and guests after the festive Sabbath … repertoire. The present example, one of the most famous poems in this genre, is inspired by Birkat hamazon (The …
Three piyutim: Adon olam, Yigdal Elohim, Eyn Keloheynu
… Three piyutim (liturgical poems): Adon olam . The lord of the universe; Yigdal …
Anu Be-hamon Shir
… R. Shmuel was a prolific poet, and several of his poems are of an exceptionally high level. We do not know …
“Die alte Kasche” (Volkslied) – The Old Question (Folksong)
Die alte Kasche stands out in the Yiddish folksong corpus for its simplest and yet…