Love and loss accompany each other. Jewish music expresses this by weaving back and forth from sad to joyful, often within one phrase. This love poetry from Song of Songs captures the longing of a lover who is constantly in search of their beloved -- it resonates for me as the feeling we have when we have lost someone we love. Song of Songs is associated with Friday night; this setting can also be sung in memory of someone.
lyrics
Yonati
Lyrics: Song of Songs
Music: Jessi Roemer
Yonati b’chagvei haselah, harini et marayich, hashmi’ini et kolech
Yonati b’seter hamadreigah, harini et marayich, hashmi’ini et kolech
(My dove in the nooks of the rock, show me your face, let me hear your voice
My dove hiding under the step, show me your face, let me hear your voice)
credits
from PRAISE,
released August 18, 2019
Yonati
For Gina Fried z”l
Lyrics: Song of Songs
Music: Jessi Roemer
Vocals, Guitar: Jessi Roemer
Guitar: Jessi Roemer, Joey Weisenberg
Violin: Diana Brewer
Cello: Jessie Reagen Mann
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