February 21, 2019 ~ Shabbat KI TISA. Maqam HIJAZ.
1910-1995
Ezekiel Hai
Albeg was a prolific composer of pizmonim. Born in Baghdad in 1910, he
learned in the Talmud Torah Al Zalka. He moved to the Old City of
Jerusalem in 1925 at the age of 15 and eventually attended the Porat
Yosef Yeshiva. By age 17, he published his first pizmonim book called
“Rinat Yehezqel” - רינת יחזקאל.
His style of
composing pizmonim was unique compared to other composers of this time.
Albeg immigrated to the United States in 1937; he regretted moving away from the Holy Land for the remainder of his life. In the United States, he lived amongst the Syrian Jewish community. From 1940-1949, he officiated as cantor at Congregation Ahabat Ahim. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was the cantor of Congregation Ahi Ezer of 71st Street.
He composed hundreds of pizmonim
and 8 books: (1) “Kenaf Haaress”, Jerusalem, 1935, (2) “Kenaf
Renanim”, New York, (3) “Mizmor Shir”, 1960; published by Shaya
Raphael Dweck, (4) “MeAram Naharaim ‘Ad Yerushalayim”, 1963, (5)
Siddur “Shabbat Shalom”, 1941, (6) Mahzor “Shelom Yerushalayim”-
Rosh Hashana, (7) Mahzor “Shelom Yerushalayim”- Yom Kippur, (8)
Mahzor “Shelom Yerushalayim”- Sukkot. Albeg was a significant
contributor of pizmonim to our community’s Pizmonim Book entitled
“Shir uShbaha Hallel veZimrah.” He lived in Los Angeles,
California, in the later years of his life until his passing in
1995.
Section | Pizmon | Page | Song | Commentary | Recordings | Application |
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Rast | 167 | 144 | נאוה יפה צביה | Ezekiel Albeg in honor of his daughter, Nina. Birth of a Baby Girl. |
G. Shrem Recording |
אל ההודאות |
Ajam | 252 | 202 | שירו שירה חדשה | Inauguration of Ahi Ezer Synagogue. Written in honor of H Murad Maslaton. Congregation Ahi Ezer |
M. Nadaf |
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Bayat | 388 | 312 | שירו שיר חדוה | Benjamin Becker (Red Book) or Albert Levy (Mizmor Shir Book) Bar Misvah. |
Fule Yanani I. Cabasso Recording Isaac Cabasso- Qaddish Shrem and Cabby |
נשמת |
Bayat | 389 | 313 | צור יה אל | Song written in honor of Charlie Serouya, Youth Minyan leader of Magen David. This pizmon was adapted from an instrumental prelude by the Egyptian composer Muhammad' Abd al-Wahhab called "Bint al Balad" ("Country Girl"), 1951. Photograph of Charlie Serouya |
M Kairey S. Salem M. Tawil Recording |
פזמון |
Saba | 508 | 423 | עזי עזי | ![]() |
G. Shrem G. Shrem Recording R Barzani- Hahodaot |
אל ההודאות |
Sigah | 565 | 470 | יה אל לך אהללה | In honor of Gabriel A Shrem, cantor of Congregation Magen David of 67th Street. Photograph of Gabriel and Rachel Shrem Five Generations of Shrem Uncles (2013) Photograph of 5 generations of Shrem Family (2013) |
I. Dayan G Shrem Interview |
פזמון |
903 | 144c | חי אל מגנם | Maqam Hijaz In honor of Nouri Dayan, president of Ahi Ezer. |
Recording I Dayan |
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2642 | מלכי איום ונורא | Maqam Sigah Lehen: Wansit Ta'abi. Pizmon by E Albeg, in Maqam Sigah, composed in honor of H Mordekhai Maslaton on the day of a Torah Dedication in Congregation Ahi Ezer. Song mentions Menorah. E Albeg, "Mizmor Shir." |
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אל ההודאות | ||
4003 | 106d | מלך עולם לך ארנן | Maqam Petihot |
Recording |
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4022 | די לה נעה די לה | Maqam Bayat For David "Ditto" Tawil; son of Naftali Tawil. |
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4764 | רצה נא אל | Maqam Bayat Bar Misvah of Rabbi Max Sion Maslaton. E Albeg, "Mizmor Shir." |
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4797 | אלי זרח | Maqam Ajam | ||||
4798 | בראשית ברא אלהים | Maqam Rast For Shabbat Bereshit. | ||||
4799 | הודו לאל קראו בשמו | Maqam Rast | ||||
4800 | חי רם ברך חתן אהוב | Maqam Mahour In honor of Isaac J Shalom, community philantropist. |
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נשמת | ||
4801 | חנני קבוץ בני יה | Maqam Rast |
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4802 | יה מלך עליון | Maqam Mahour Hymie Basil Cohen. |
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4803 | יודו לאל וישבחו | Maqam Rast For Shabbat Shemot. | ||||
4804 | יחיד הוא בשמי עליה | Maqam Rast | ||||
4805 | לחיים נא זכרנו | Maqam Rast | ||||
4806 | מזמור שיר ליום השבת | Maqam Rast | ||||
4807 | מתי אסעה לארץ ידידי | Maqam Rast Same melody as Diglekh Yisa (page 138). |
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4808 | על הר סיני נגלית | Maqam Rast Bar Misvah of Gabriel M Didia. Same melody as Ab Harahman Ahabta (page 140). |
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4809 | אדון יה רם על רמים | Maqam Nahwand Bar Misvah of Victor Didia. Melody of "Ya Dunia Garmi" (Arabic). | ||||
4810 | יה פלאך יספרו | Maqam Nahwand Isaac Zaki Cohen. |
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4811 | לך אני אבי | Maqam Hijaz Same melody as "Nada Ani" on page 506. | ||||
4812 | רננו גדלו ושירים מללו | Maqam Hijaz In honor of Charlie Manopola; very involved in perpetuating Albeg's pizmonim. Same tune as "Mul Eli Vegodlo" on page 502a. | ||||
4813 | אהללה אהללה צורי לך אהללה | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4814 | אל הומה הומה הומה | Maqam Bayat In honor of David Shabot Levy, a man very involved with Hazzanut and pizmonim. |
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4815 | אל חי דודיך יזכירו | Maqam Bayat For Shabbat Vayehi. | ||||
4816 | אל מהולל גלה קצם | Maqam Bayat In memory of Ezekiel Dweck. | ||||
4817 | אל נאמן הרם דגל גדודים | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4818 | אל נדיב יוצרי דק ואדמה | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4819 | אל צורי שוכן בעליל | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4820 | גבולי שוב נא הציב | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4821 | גלה נא זיו הדרך | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4823 | הלל ושירה אהללה לך | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4824 | הללו דר גבוהים | Maqam Bayat For Shabbat Vayiqra. | ||||
4825 | הנני נגש | Maqam Bayat Arabic melody is "El Nil Nagashi." Same melody as on page 299-II. | ||||
4826 | וירא אליו עושהו | Maqam Bayat For Shabbat Vayera. | ||||
4827 | חיש נא יחיד אנא | Maqam Bayat In honor of Leon Levy. |
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4828 | יה אל אמונים | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4829 | יה לבית נוי השקיפה | Maqam Hoseni | ||||
4830 | יה נא אורך אנא שים | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4831 | יה צח אל סתרי ומגני | Maqam Rahawi Nawah | ||||
4832 | יה רם נשא | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4833 | לאל חביב תנו | Maqam Bayat In honor of Shaya Raphael Dweck, publisher of "Mizmor Shir" pizmonim book, 1960. |
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4834 | מלך אדון האדונים | Maqam Bayat In honor of Mr Rubin Bibi. |
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4835 | מלך עולם ועד קולי שמעה נא | Maqam Bayat In honor of H Jack Maslaton. |
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4836 | נורא נורא יה נורא | Maqam Bayat In honor of Alfred Sutton. |
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4837 | על ארץ כבודך | Maqam Bayat For Shabbat Teruma. | ||||
4838 | עלה ציונה אור נשא לנו | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4839 | עלי רעיתי ובקול הרניני | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4840 | רנה אני אגידה | Maqam Bayat Bar Misvah of David M Didia. | ||||
4841 | שוב נא אלינו | Maqam Bayat For Shabbat Vayigash. | ||||
4842 | שובי שולמית שובי | Maqam Bayat Same melody as "Shubi Haadi Et Edyekh" on page 280. | ||||
4843 | שיר וזמרה ארנן | Maqam Bayat | ||||
4844 | שיר ורנה נמלל | Maqam Bayat For Shabbat Rosh Hodesh or the Shabbat Mebarkhim (prior to Rosh Hodesh). | ||||
4845 | הודו נא עם בר יום מועדי | Maqam Saba Honoring Naftali A Tawil. | ||||
4846 | יה בא לאפריון | Maqam Saba Honoring Morris J Bibi. | ||||
4847 | יעירוני רעיוני | Maqam Saba This song is from Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi of Spain. | ||||
4848 | לי יה לי יה יבנה יה | Maqam Saba Honoring Isaac David Cohen. Same melody as page 426a. | ||||
4849 | צבית חן מראך הראיני | Maqam Saba | ||||
4850 | שלח נא אליה הנביא | Maqam Saba | ||||
4851 | הלל שיר אגמור אני | Maqam Sigah Bar Misvah of Victor Didia. | ||||
4852 | חי ביתך מהר כונן | Maqam Sigah In honor of David J Bibi. | ||||
4853 | יה חביבי לך אניב שפה | Maqam Sigah Same melody as "Aneni El Bamerhab Ya" on page 468-II. |
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4854 | יה חון עדתי צור ישראל | Maqam Sigah Bar Misvah of Irwin Nouri Dayan. |
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4855 | לבבתיני אחותי כלה | Maqam Sigah Wedding of Eli Basil Cohen. |
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4856 | עפעף שחרים | Maqam Sigah | ||||
4857 | רנה אגיד לאל על | Maqam Sigah In honor of Joseph Jack Mevorach. | ||||
4858 | רני עדתי כי בא עת לשמוח | Maqam Sigah Shabbat Noah. |