tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post6982086777830009503..comments2024-03-14T02:22:26.957+00:00Comments on Point of No Return: Jewish Refugees from Arab and Muslim Countries: How Shai Tsabari stepped into musical paradiseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-4503250692377789542016-08-31T22:42:51.765+01:002016-08-31T22:42:51.765+01:00It says Shlomo. What makes you think it could be S...It says Shlomo. What makes you think it could be Saadia's?Sylvianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-77728522156740364992016-08-31T05:53:03.610+01:002016-08-31T05:53:03.610+01:00Saadia Gaon or Ibn Gevirol?
שלמה אבן גבירול / سلي...Saadia Gaon or Ibn Gevirol?<br /><br />שלמה אבן גבירול / سليمان ابن جبيرول<br />שלום לך דודי<br /> <br />שָׁלוֹם לְךָ דּוֹדִי הַצַּח וְהָאַדְמוֹן<br /> שָׁלוֹם לְךָ מֵאֵת רַקָּה כְמוֹ רִמּוֹן<br />לִקְרַאת אֲחוֹתַךְ רוּץ צֵא נָא לְהוֹשִׁיעָהּ<br /> וּצְלַח כְּבֶן יִשַּׁי רַבַּת בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן<br />מַה לָּךְ יְפֵהפִיָּה כִּי תְעוֹרְרִי אַהֲבָה<br /> וּתְצַלְצְלִי קוֹלֵךְ כִּמְעִיל בְּקוֹל פַּעֲמוֹן<br />הָעֵת אֲשֶׁר תַּחְפֹּץ אַהֲבָה אֲחִישֶׁנָּה<br /> עִתָּהּ וְעָלַיִךְ אֵרֵד כְּטַל חֶרְמוֹן.<br /><br />O, peace to you, my love, so pure and ruddy!<br /> O, peace to you from her with cheeks of pomegranate —<br />Towards your sister run, hasten you to save her<br /> And triumph like the son of Jesse o’er Ammon’s Rabbah<br />Wherefore, lovely girl, do you try to waken Love<br /> And make your voice ring out, cloaked in sounds of bells?<br />The moment Love desires I’ll draw near you with all speed<br /> And pour myself upon you like the dews of Mount Hermon.<br />Bennoreply@blogger.com