Re: Music of exile

[H. Kaufman <hkaufman...>]

The author of the poem is Shalom Shabazi (a famous Yemeni Jewish poet of
17th? century). I understand there are at least 3 Yemenite traditional
pieces of music for the words.  There are also two different dances for
two of the tunes, one by Rivka Sturman (the slow dance) and a fast dance
by Eliyahu Gamliel. A beautiful recording of the slow music was made by
the Karmon Dance Troupe in the 1960's. I understand that Hadassah in the
poem refers to the Land of Israel, and it is a poem of love and longing
for Zion.
Haim Kaufman

On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Helen Winkler wrote:

> Do you know the Yemenite song Ahavat Hadasa?
> It isn't Ashkenazic nor is it actually Sephardic.
> It goes like this (tanslated from Hebrew):
> 
> Hadasa's love in my heart is bonded
> and I am in exile my heartbeats ringing
> at dawn and dusk I remember the generous woman (daughter of philanthropists)
> my wife and I celebrate in song
> if I had permission I'll go up and connect
> in the glorified gates of Zion
> 
> I have it on a cd.
> Sincerely,
> Helen Winkler
> 
> >From: Joel Bresler <jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com>
> >Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> >To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> >Subject: Music of exile
> >Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 22:11:48 -0400
> >
> >Dear Friends:
> >
> >I am preparing a radio show on the music of exile and songs concerned with
> >the loss of a homeland. My preferred focus will be music that resulted from
> >a large group of people uprooted, as opposed to the individual exile, but I
> >won't let that get in the way of great music. The show will have some
> >Jewish selections but be predominantly from other traditions. I'm pretty
> >well covered on the Al Naharot Bavel/By the waters of Babylon/Psalm 137 and
> >Sephardic front, but would appreciate more interesting/obscure Ashkenazi
> >selections.
> >
> >Separately from this list's focus, I would be particularly interested in
> >Native American selections and selections from South America, Asia and
> >Africa, in addition to more obscure European examples. Kindly send me your
> >suggestions, on the list if you think they would be of general interest,
> >else private email would be fine.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Joel
> >
> >
> >
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