11. Bǝlā` Waṣāgǝv

This piece, truly para-liturgical, is performed on Sabbaths or holidays at the end of any communal meal, following the morning prayer on the Sabbath, or on a holiday. Such meals take place outside the prayer house or at homes close to the prayer house. The text of the prayer tells about the food, beverage and attire that are appropriate for Sabbaths and holidays. These ideal notions can be understood literally or on a more abstract level, as a means of sanctifying the Sabbath and holidays by the valorization of mundane objects.

This piece is based on the hemiola pattern. From the third verse onward, the melody changes and the tessitura changes accordingly.