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Pizmonim

Section	Pizmon	Page	Song	Commentary	Recordings	Application
Baqashot	56.6		יוצר הכל למי יחפוץ	Maqam Saba Damascus tradition only. Saba or Bayat.
Baqashot	60.1		ימי חרפי אהבתני	Damascus tradition only. Saba. Sigah.
Saba	503	417	ידידי רועי מקימי	Yedidi Ro'ee Meqimi (SABA, page 417), whose acrostic is "Yisrael Hazaq," is written by H Israel Najara (1555-1625). This poem compares God to a shepherd who takes care of a flock of sheep. The sheep, mentioned at the end of each stanza, is a metaphor for the people of Israel. It is God, the shepherd, who rescues Israel, the sheep, from her enemies and who will gather a scattered people back to the Holy Land to rebuild the Temple. This relates to the Torah portion of Vayesse due to the reference in the last stanza to Genesis 29:9 when "Rachel comes out with her sheep." When Jacob is a refugee, it isn't until he spotted Rachel that he finds the hope needed to survive. On Shabbat Vayesse, the melody of this pizmon is traditionally applied to Semehim. Although SABA is not the "Maqam of the Week," the Hazzan should switch from AJAM to SABA shortly before Semehim to apply this important melody. Attiah Manuscript Yabess Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	G. Shrem Fule Yanani G. Shrem Recording Recording R Barzani- Mimisrayim I Cabasso - Semehim Hebrew Pizmon	שמחים
	1131		ימי חופש קרב לי	Maqam Niriz
	1359		יודע כל תעלומה לריב ריבי	Maqam Mahour [Mahour or Nawah]		אל ההודאות
	1365		תמה בואי לגני יה אלי	Maqam Mahour
	1375		יערב לו שיח דלה ונבזה	Maqam Mahour
	1386		יפה ענף חורש מצל הייתי	Maqam Awj-Oj
	1439		יפו דודיך נעימה	Maqam Iraq
	1507		יפרוש כנפיו דוד חמדתי	Maqam Iraq
	1515		יערה עלינו רוח מרום	Maqam Hijaz
	1529		ינטו צלילי כבודי	Maqam Hijaz
	1950		יצא ציץ וימל	Maqam Bayat
	2162		עם סודי נפשו ירעה לו	Maqam Rahawi Nawah Nawah