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Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics:…
41. Los árboles llorosos (Çakum Effendi)
For notes on this extremely popular Judeo-Spanish song, see above no. 13. The last…
Maoz Tzur
The track opens with the blessing recited upon lighting the Hanukkah candles followed by…
Blessing Song
A song of blessing for many occasions especially for the bridegroom for an infant boy…
Sheh naaleh be-shem tov u-gedulah ke-birkat ha-milah. Omen. Zemer li-verit milah.
<…> Sheh naaleh be-shem tov u-gedulah ke-birkat ha-milah. Omen.…
Lekha dodi
Kabbalat shabbat ("Welcoming of the Sabbath"), a ritual developed by the kabbalists of…
Ahot qetannah
In the Sephardi rite this piyyut attributed to Abraham Hazan Gerondi (13th century) is…
Amen amen shem nora
This is a widespread Sephardi piyyut for Simhat Torah. It was included in the compendium…
2-7. El parto feliz
These are six versions of the most well-known copla de parida. A rather complete version…
18 -19. Los dedos hambrientos
Two variants of a children’s rhyme recited while playing with the fingers, starting with…