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"Shabbat menuḥa hi" (Sabbath is a day of rest)
… Girdle song in honor of the Sabbath by Shalem Shabazi, signed … 115). It has an introductory section and eight stanzas, in Hebrew and Arabic. This recording features Aharon Cohen and … a melismatic melody in flowing rhythm. The soloist begins with an opening passage. The ensemble then joins in with a …
"Levavi yahsheqa ‘ofra" (My heart yearns for a hart)
… Shira with tawshiḥ by Shalem Shabazi, signed Alshabazi . Towards … author is identified as `son of Joseph'. The words are in Hebrew and Arabic. The poem opens with a love song, and ends with yearning for salvation in Zion. This …
"Ahuv libi semaḥ bemitzvot nikhtevu" (My beloved, be happy)
… poem by Shalem Shabazi, signed Alshabazi mashta , mostly in Hebrew, with a small part in Arabic. This song is performed in a scrupulously traditional style that …
Abda betauhid
… S hira with tawshiḥ by Shalem Shabazi, signed Alshabazi , written alternately in Hebrew and Arabic. It is sung in many celebrations, and … na (We beg Thee, O Lord, redeem us), and sing the melody of song no. 8 in their own version: all of stanzas 1, 2, and 4, …
Abda betauhid
… S hira with tawshiḥ by Shalem Shabazi, signed Alshabazi , written alternately in Hebrew and Arabic. It is sung in many celebrations, and … a tetrachord. … 7 … 41739 … NSA studio, Jerusalem … With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen …
"Se'i yona veshim'ini" (Go, Dove, and hear Me)
… This is a shira for any occasion, with a tawshiḥ . It is attributed both to David ben Zecharia Halevi and to Sa'adia. Alternate stanzas are in Hebrew and Arabic. This recording features Menachem Arussi … hemistich. … 7 … 41737 … NSA studio, Jerusalem … With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen …
"Se'i yona veshim'ini" (Go, Dove, and hear Me)
… This is a shira for any occasion, with a tawshiḥ . It is attributed both to David ben Zecharia Halevi and to Sa'adia. Alternate stanzas are in Hebrew and Arabic. This recording features Zadok Zubeiri … sing together. … 7 … 41735 … NSA studio, Jerusalem … With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen …
Linked by Melody: Gibraltar/Moroccan Songs for Passover (and Shavuoth)
… texts differ in their language, theme and genre. The first “song” is in fact a collection of biblical verses (Psalms … 17: 7; Psalms 29: 11; Psalms 118: 1) sung in the original Hebrew and in Judeo-Spanish translation in alternation. … Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest every living thing with favor. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, …
"Im Nin’alu Daltei Nedivim" (Were the gates of the munificent closed)
… to many melodies. Alternate stanzas are written in Hebrew and Arabic. This recording features Menachem Arussi … Ono male voice ensemble. The last version is the fullest, with stanzas 1,2,3,7; one of these (2) is sung in Arabic. … the words Ehtom leshiri zeb be-ballel (I will close this song of mine with a ballel), and thereby, so to speak, …
"Im Nin’alu Daltei Nedivim" (Were the gates of the munificent closed)
… to many melodies. Alternate stanzas are written in Hebrew and Arabic. This recording features Uri Cohen, … of this version is one of the least known to which this song is sung. It is simple and rhythmic, and his drumming … its duple meter. … 7 … 41731 … NSA studio, Jerusalem … With Songs they Respond: the Diwan of the Jews from Central …