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Shochanet Basadeh

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Hazzanista's take on a piyut (spiritual poem) written by Ibn Gabirol in Spain in the 1200s and set to a Moroccan melody.

lyrics

Shochanet BaSadeh – You’ve Dwelled Along the Plains
R. Shlomo Ibn Gabirol- Spain, 11th Century

You’ve dwelled along the plains
among the tents of Cushan.
Turn to Carmel’s heights
toward Mount Bashan,
Take in the ravaged garden,
and lift, my bride, your eyes:
Behold your bed of flowers,
filled, now, with lilies.
Why, my fine one, why
did you leave my garden
To roam in Arabian lands
and under Edom’s trees?
Come down now, to the garden
where you’ll savor delicacies,
And within its fine embrace,
you’ll recline—and sleep.


שוֹכַׁנְתְ בַׁשָדֶׁה עִם אֹהֳלֵי כּושָן
עִמְדִי לְרֹאש כַׁרְמֶׁל צַפִי לְהַׁר בָשָן

לַׁגַׁן אֲשֶׁר נֶׁחְמַׁס כַׁלָה שְאִי עֵינְֵך
ורְאִי עֲרּוגָתֵך כִי נִמְלְָאה שוֹשָן

מַׁה לְָך יְפַׁת עַׁיִן כִי תַׁעֲזוֹב גַׁנִי
לִרְעוֹת בְגַׁן יָקְשָן תַׁחַׁת עֲצֵי דִישָן

הָבָה רְדָה לַׁגַׁן תֹאכַׁל מְגָדִים שָם
ובְחֵיק יְפַׁת עַׁיִן תִשְכַׁב וְגַׁם תִישַׁן

Shochanet basadeh ‘im ohalei chushan
‘Imdi lerosh carmel tzafi lehar bashan

Lagan asher nehmas kalah
se-i ‘einech
Ur-i ‘arugatek ki nimle-ah shoshan ּ

Ma lakh yefat ‘ayin ki ta’azov gani
Lir’ot began yokshan tahat ‘atzei dishan

Hava reda lagan tokhal megadim sham
Uvhek yefat ‘ayin tishcav vegam tishan

Source: http://drisha.org/upload/sourcesheets/Shir_HaShirim_song_booklet.pdf

credits

released July 8, 2015
Produced by Benji Marx
Vocals: Eliana Kissner
Guitar: Benji Marx
Percussion: Debbie Fier

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Hazzanista Berkeley, California

Eliana Kissner is a Berkeley, CA based artist who focuses on "piyutim" or Jewish musical poems of a spiritual nature. She likes to take these poems and melodies and interpret them through musical collaboration and performance. She loves using this music as a tool for interfaith bridge building, conversation, listening, and dancing. ... more

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