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Among the dreamy pines
As evening light is slowly dying
And a lonely bell still chimes
So many songs, so many stories
The stony hills recall . . .
Around her heart my city carries
A lonely ancient…
Contributor:
Naomi Shemer
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1967
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For decades, my efforts have been directed at purifying the old modes [die alten Weisen]. Through [general] use and arbitrary treatment they have suffered tactless changes and distortions. I…
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Louis Lewandowski
Places:
Berlin, Germany
Date:
1882
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“Shir ha-ma‘alot (Song of Ascents),” Psalm 126, is customarily recited or sung before the Grace After Meals on the Sabbath and festivals. There are many different tunes for the song. A Yiddish…
Contributor:
Michael Joseph Guzikov
Places:
Lyady, Russian Empire (Lyady, Belarus)
Date:
1827
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Beyond the cloud upon the ocean
There’s a white and lonely sail
Let us pray and hope
lu yehi
I light a candle at my window
And its flame is shy and frail
Let us pray and hope
lu yehi
Let us…
Contributor:
Naomi Shemer
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1973
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In this table, giving the notation for chanting the Torah, the musical notes indicate the melody of each cantillation mark, while the Hebrew words below them indicate the name and shape of the mark.
Contributor:
Unknown
Places:
Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Date:
ca. 1611