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Ki Hinneh Kahomer
… are said on Yom Kippur eve in the Ashkenazi nusach. The poet uses a metaphor comparing the people of Israel to clay … maker with clay in his hands to use as he wishes. The poet goes on to count other artisans who use different … as they wish. Thus, through different metaphors, the poet expresses the overwhelming feeling of helplessness of …
Ner Haviv, Ner Na'eh
… The writer of most of the texts of the medley was the poet Binyamin Avidany, who wrote texts for Abuganim as well … now amended. The text was written by the Polish-born Hebrew poet and author Sh. Shalom (pseudonym of Shalom Joseph … of the candle ( ner ) as a persona in the song whom the poet addresses led to its association with Hannukkah by …
Bin Tavinu Liqnot Bina Ha'azinu
… 57 … Rabbi Yisrael Najara (1550?-1625), a poet and a composer, was born to a distinguished family of … Safed, and Gaza. He was one of the greatest Hebrew poets in the period after the expulsion from Spain. Najara …
Moyshelekh Un Shloymelekh (part 1)
… is marked as 'Folk,' and only the name of the famous poet is remembered. The song was translated into Hebrew by …
Yechidi Laderech Li Etse'a
… I set out on the road,' wrote Lermontov, the great Russian poet, in 1841. This line has been sung many times, as it …
Eicha Yashva Badad
… arrived to the new State of Israel. In these verses, the poet laments the fall of Zion and the exile which followed, …
Hayrana Laih
… written by Ahmed Rami (1892-1981), the popular Egyptian poet who was the main songwriter for Umm Kalthoum. Daoud …
Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
… This unique maḥzor contains many piyyutim composed by local poets and sung by the community during yearly and life cycle …
Cute Boy, Charming Girl
… of the twentieth century. It includes poems by canonical poets that were set to music by professional composers, songs by amateur poets and composers, translated songs, and borrowed … Music … Zemer Ivri … Field recordings … Field work … Hebrew poets … Israeli poets … Efrat Leibowitz … Talila Eliram … …
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
… … Yemenite community … Israeli Music … Singing … Poetry … Diaspora … Yemen Jewery … Rhythm … Groove … Naomi …