May 22, 2013 ~ Shabbat BEHA'ALOTEKHA. Maqam SIGAH.

Eliahou Menaged

Biography

1890-1964

Born in Aleppo, he studied with Rabbi Raphael Tabush and other expert musicians of his day, in the art of Hazzanut, Maqamat, Baqashot, and Pizmonim. He became a master in his own right. He emigrated to America as a young man, and performed as cantor for over half a century. His students include Mickey Kairey and his nephew Isaac Cabasso.

Index of Recordings

Section Pizmon Page Song CommentaryRecordings Application
Baqashot 1 8 אל מסתתר Abraham Maimom Maqam Hoseni Opening song of the Shabbat Baqashot. E. Menaged
Baqashot 2 9 למענך ולא לנו Maqam Bayat This song discusses redemption. E. Menaged
Baqashot 3 10 יאמר נא ישראל Israel Najara Maqam Rahawi Nawah Each verse ends with word "yom". E. Menaged
Baqashot 4 12 ימותי קלו Israel Najara Maqam Sigah E. Menaged
Baqashot 5 14 אנא הושע Israel Najara Maqam Sigah E. Menaged
Baqashot 15 24 ארץ ורום Abraham Ibn Ezra Maqam Saba Saba. Discusses the seven days. E. Menaged
Baqashot 19 28 אור עליון Eliahu Hamaoui Maqam Bayat Bayat. Written by H Eliahou Hamaoui (1840-1915) for H Eliahou Dahab. E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Baqashot 20 28 עורו שירו שיר Ezra Attiah Maqam Saba The acrostic on "Ouru Shiru" spells Ezra Hazak. The last line also bears the name of his father "Chazak...nechamot Yeshaya" ... Chai gam Ataya (Attia).  Ezra Attia Manuscript E. Menaged
Baqashot 21 29 יום זה שירו Mordechai Abadi Maqam Mehayar-Bayat Written by H Mordekhai Abadi (1826-1883), grandfather of H Matloub Abadi. E. Menaged
Baqashot 22 30 יום קדוש ומבורך Raphael Tabbush Maqam Saba Petiha. Written by H Rephael Tabbush (1830-1918). E. Menaged
Baqashot 23 30 כי אשמרה שבת Abraham Ibn Ezra Maqam Saba E. Menaged
 שמחים
Baqashot 24 31 אשתבח בתהלות Abraham Sitehon Maqam Iraq Maqam Iraq. Written by H Abraham Sittehon (?-1816). E. Menaged
 שמחים
Baqashot 26 34 אליו מי הקשה Abraham Ibn Ezra Maqam Sigah E. Menaged
Baqashot 28 35 יום זה לישראל Isaac Luria Maqam Mehayar-Bayat E. Menaged
Baqashot 29 37 יודוך רעיוני Israel Najara Maqam Rahawi Nawah E. Menaged
Baqashot 30 37 יה מסי כיבין David Yaakob Pardo Maqam Mehayar-Bayat Aramaic. E. Menaged
Baqashot 31 39 יודוך מלך Mordechai Abadi Maqam Rahawi Nawah Written by H Mordekhai Abadi (1826-1883). E. Menaged
 אל ההודאות
Baqashot 32 40 'אנכי שמי ה David Dayan Maqam Hoseni Ten Commandments. E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Baqashot 33 41 עורי נצורה Menashe Sitehon Maqam Rahawi Nawah Nawah. Written by H Menashe Sittehon (?-1876). Alludes the different Amidah of Shabbat blessings (Arbit, Shaharit, Musaf, and Mincha). By Menashe Sitehon. In honor of Ezra Rabia. E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 ראו בנים
Baqashot 34 42 רם אור גדול Raphael Tabbush Maqam Rahawi Nawah Written by H Rephael Tabbush (1830-1918). E. Menaged
E. Menaged Nishmat
 נשמת
Baqashot 49 57 יודוך כל המיחלים David Kassin Maqam Saba Written by H David Kassin (1789-1877). E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Baqashot 56 65 מה נעים נאוה Maqam Sigah Written by H Mordekhai Abadi (1826-1883). E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Petihot 82 98 יפה קול ומטיב נגן Israel Najara Maqam Tahir Petiha Attiah Manuscript E. Menaged
Petihot 83 98 יסמר שערת בשרי Israel Najara Maqam Awj-Oj Petiha E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Petihot 86 100 יומם וליל Raphael Tabbush Maqam Mahour Petiha Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
Petihot 87 100 יחיד צור שוכן ערבות E. Menaged
Petihot 89 101 יודך כל Raphael Tabbush Maqam Nahwand Petiha Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
Petihot 90 101 ראשית לא ככל ראשית Raphael Tabbush Maqam Hoseni Petiha Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Petihot 93 102 יום ליום Raphael Tabbush Maqam Bayat Petiha Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Petihot 95 102 יה עדתי E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
E. Menaged 3
Petihot 96 103 רבים רדפוני E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Petihot 103 105 לבי במזרח Yehuda HaLevi E. Menaged
Petihot 105 106 בן אדם E. Menaged
Petihot 105.01 106a יפה נוף Yehuda HaLevi E. Menaged
Rast 108 109 חנון מרום Raphael Tabbush Shabbat Bereshit. Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Rast 110 110 ידך עשת Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
Rast 113 111 ינהג לי Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged
Rast 119 114 אל יבול עלי From the Arabic piece: "ElBolbol Gani Weqalli". E. Menaged
 קדיש
Rast 125 116 רפא צירי Raphael Tabbush סימן רפאל. The melody is attributed to a Judeo-Spanish song titled "Triste vida" ("A Sad Life"). Prayers for the sick. Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
 אל ההודאות
Rast 127 117 חי הזן לכל תמיד Raphael Tabbush In honor of the wedding of Tabbush's student, Hayyim Tawil. E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 קדיש
Rast 128 118 רצה שירי Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged
Rast 129 118 יאיר יזרח Shalosh Regalim. E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Rast 130 119 הנה זה עומד E. Menaged
 ממצרים
Rast 135 121 מה נעים החתן Raphael Tabbush Hatan. Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
 ממצרים
Rast 144 125 מימים ימימה Moses Ashear Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
Rast 145 126 יה שמע תפלה Moses Ashear Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
Rast 146 127 מגן ישעי Moses Ashear Labaton Family. Melody: "Trip a Trop a Tronjes". Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
Rast 147 127 מלך שוכן Moses Ashear Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Rast 148 128 יחיד אל נורא Moses Ashear Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Rast 149 128 תען לשוני ותגיד Moses Ashear (Maqam Sigah). Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 ממצרים
Rast 150 129 יה תן לי חנא Moses Ashear Italian melody. Should be Sigah. For the groom, David Abraham Sutton. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
Rast 151 130 מלכי לעם איתני Moses Ashear For the groom, David Abraham Sutton. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
 כתר
Rast 152 131 אומר לו Moses Ashear Ashear. In honour of the groom, Yosef Abraham Me'Eli HaKohen. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
Rast 153 131 מבשר אתן Moses Ashear In honour of the groom, Yosef Abraham Me'Eli HaKohen. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Rast 167.02 144a אנא יה רם Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged
Mahour 171 146 רצה נא Raphael Tabbush Salah Abd ElHai singing the Arabic "'Ishna WeShofna". This includes a Sama'i and Mawal. In 1939, Ashear used the pizmon Resseh Na on page 146 for Qaddish. E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 קדיש
Mahour 184 152 ידידי אמרו Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged
Mahour 186 153 נעימה לי Moses Ashear Eli S Haddad. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
Mahour 189 155 מלכי צורי יה ידידי Moses Ashear Ezra Obadiah HaKohen. Same tune as the Syrian National Anthem of prior to 1936. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
Ajam 205 168 מלך רחמן Raphael Tabbush In honor of student Moshe Ashaer on the occasion of his wedding. E. Menaged
 נשמת
Ajam 206 169 לעם חביב Maqam Sasgar Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 קדיש
Ajam 220 175 אל מלא הנחסר Passover. E. Menaged
 אל ההודאות
Ajam 234 186 מי יספר חסדי האל Moses Ashear Hedaya. Alludes to the Ten Sefirot that God used to create the world. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 נשמת
Ajam 254 203 יאריך ימים על ממלכתו ישראל בן משה Shabbat Shofetim. Attiah Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 נשמת
Nahwand 259 207 לנרי ואורי Raphael Tabbush Hanukkah. E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
Nahwand 260 207 אל אבי מחסדך Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged
 קדיש
Nahwand 266 210 לעיר חנה דורשה דודי Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged
 נשמת
Nahwand 274 214 יה נחלה המצחה Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged
 קדיש
Nahwand 283 219 מה נעמו Moses Ashear Moshe Ezra Shrem. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
Nahwand 284 220 מלך רם Moses Ashear Composed by Ashear in honor of the Tawil family. Music from CHOPIN. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
Nahwand 289 225 מה עצמו Moses Ashear Gindi. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
 קדיש
Nahwand 290 225 מאמר ותחנון Moses Ashear Gindi. Classic song in Maqam Nawa-athar. It is a DOR by the name Ya Qamar Dar El 'Oyoun and this version is sung by Laure Dackashe. (Lor Dakash) Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
Bayat 309 242 אני אגיד בקהל עם זו Eliahou E. Menaged
Bayat 319 246 מעזי אז כלה קץ Raphael Tabbush Shalosh Regalim. Ma'Uzi, meaning 'the source of our strength', was composed to be sung during the three festivals when we are commanded to rejoice. It is based on Psalms 42-43 which are said throughout the Sukkot holiday. The words of the pizmon, like Psalms 42-43, are clearly tinged with longing, melancholy, and even pain. They remind us of the times when our hopes were raised, when we thought that redemption was at hand, only to have those hopes crushed. Only at the end does it conclude with hope of returning to the temple in the future during the three festivals. E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
Bayat 321 247 שא לזנוחך E. Menaged
Bayat 345 265 מלך צור Moses Ashear Pre 1928 for Hebrat Qehal Qadosh Agoudat Ahim which was Knis Betesh. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
E. Menaged 3
Bayat 349 267 הודך Moses Ashear Tawil. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
 נקדישך
Bayat 356 274 אל חי שוכן Moses Ashear Maqam Kourd Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 שמחים
Bayat 358 276 אל דורשה נפשי Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged- Mimisrayim
 ממצרים
Bayat 379 299 אני לו אשיר Moses Ashear Continuation of previous song. Abdel Wahab song EL NIL NAGASHI. The section that Menaged is using is minute 2:40 through 4:20 of the Arabic song. In the pizmon it's from the 5th line on page 300 (Malkekh Yinhar) until the 12th line (El Ahoub Yahel Lah). Leaflet E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
391.097 Full Shaharit Maqam Bayat E. Menaged- Shaharit
Mehayar-Bayat 392 319 מגן ועזרה Moses Ashear Shames wedding. Alludes to the Ten Sefirot. E. Menaged
Mehayar-Bayat 393 320 עירי בנה Moses Ashear E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Mehayar-Bayat 398 324 מלכי יוצרי Moses Ashear Ezra Moshe Azar Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
Mehayar-Bayat 402 328 ידידי יה נפשי טהר Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Mehayar-Bayat 404 329 מנת חבלי Moses Ashear Franco. E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
Hoseni 407 333 משמחי לב Attiah Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 קדיש
Hoseni 408 334 דודי אתן דוד חזק Attiah Manuscript E. Menaged
Hoseni 416 339 יה חסדך גלי Raphael Tabbush Aseret Yeme Teshuba. E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
Ashiran 431 354 אני אשיר שיר Ezra Moshe Soued E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
Saba 452 375 עליון רם גדול Ezra Attia Manuscript E. Menaged
 נשמת
Saba 453 376 יהלל לאל נורא Raphael Tabbush Acrostic 'Yizhak'. E. Menaged
 נשמת
Saba 477 393 אלי תמוגג Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged
 ה' מלך
Saba 487 401 תדד שנת עיני E. Menaged
Saba 488 402 רחום דל דאגי מני Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged
 כתר
Saba 489 403 קומי יונה Israel Najara E. Menaged
Saba 509 425 אל מוכתר בכתר Moses Ashear Alludes to 10 Sefirot. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged - Nishmat
 נשמת
Sigah 515 432 יצו האל יעקב עבדי Alludes to the 10 Sefirot. Attiah Manuscript Yabess Manuscript E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
E. Menaged 3
E. Menaged 4
E. Menaged 5
 נשמת
Sigah 517 434 ראש פעלי E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 קדיש
Sigah 518 435 אתה מרום Shalosh Regalim. Not clear if should be classified as Sigah. Some say Maqam Kuzam. E. Menaged
 קדיש
Sigah 519 436 יום יום אל שדי יצחק חזק Attiah Manuscript E. Menaged
 נשמת
Sigah 520 436 עורי כלה E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 נקדישך
Sigah 522 438 מלך רם ונשא Moshe Ashkenazi E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 פזמון
Sigah 523 439 את כלה Alef-Bet. E. Menaged
 קדיש
Sigah 524 441 יתברך שם האל E. Menaged
Sigah 525 441 אשיש אל בך This song is a DOR and the name in Arabic is 'Aziz Hobak. E. Menaged
 קדיש
Sigah 526 442 אנא הישר Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
Sigah 528 443 אל יצרני לעמל Raphael Tabbush Maqam Awj-Oj E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
 נשמת
Sigah 533 445 יה אוחיל Raphael Tabbush Maqam Awj-Oj Hamaoui Manuscript E. Menaged
Sigah 535 446 עזר היו לי E. Menaged
Sigah 536 447 אדיר ונורא E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
E. Menaged 3
 קדיש
Sigah 554 459 אברך את אלעזר Maqam Iraq Purim. This is the first pizmon that Gabriel A. Shrem has ever learnt. Attiah Manuscript Sassoon Manuscript #647 E. Menaged
Sigah 555 460 אלי צור ישועתי David Yaacob Pardo Purim. Part of a much larger song. Discusses Purim and has many allusions to the story. Sassoon Manuscript #647 E. Menaged
 נקדישך
Sigah 557 464 אור גילה Raphael Tabbush Purim. A song of praise and thanksgiving for God's deliverance of the Jews from Haman. The pizmon, by Refael Antebi (19th century), has allusions to the Megillah as well its midrashim. The Jews got saved from the evil decree after prayers. E. Menaged
 שמחים
Sigah 565.03 472a ישיר יונה כשושנה E. Menaged
565.1 Maqam Sigah Purim E. Menaged
565.2 For Shabbat Zachor Maqam Sigah Nishmat & Semehim by Tobe Yanani, Buenos Aires Sigah for Shabbat Before Purim- Menaged
Hijaz 574 478 רבת שבעה Raphael Tabbush High Holidays. Borrows the melody of the Spanish song "Mis Hermanos" ("My Brothers"). E. Menaged - Kaddish
 נקדישך
Hijaz 583 484 מהונך תעשר E. Menaged
Hijaz 584 484 אתוהי כמה רברבין The first words of this pizmon are from Daniel 3:33. After seeing how God saved Hananiah, Mishael & Azariah from the furnace into which he had thrown them, Nebuchadnezzar praised God, 'How great are His signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is over every generation!' So too do the heavenly hosts praise Hashem above, but only after Israel declares His praise below, as the Talmud states (Hullin 91b) "The ministering angels do not sing praises above until Israel begins below". M. Nadaf E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
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 נשמת
Hijaz 585 485 רוכב עבים Raphael Tabbush Shemini Asseret. E. Menaged
 שועת עניים
Hijaz 589 488 עליון ונאדר E. Menaged
E. Menaged 2
E. Menaged 3
 כתר
Hijaz 590 488 אור הנעלם E. Menaged
Another Recording - Hahodaot
 כתר
Hijaz 591 490 שמח נפשי Shelomo Hazaq Arabic is : Qado Kal Mayas. E. Menaged
Elekha Kamah- E. Menaged
 ממצרים
Hijaz 592 490 ראה בחלשי Raphael Tabbush E. Menaged
Hijaz 594 492 רנו גילו Raphael Tabbush Purim. The pizmon opens up in happiness and calling for the rest of the world to recognize the miracle of Purim. The pizmon describes the miracles in the megillah. The middle of the pizmon talks about the hard times that Haman put the Jews through, but the pizmon ends with happiness; calling for the Messiah and the rebuilding of the Temple. E. Menaged
 נקדישך
Hijaz 605 501 אל השב Moses Ashear Same melody as page 491. Ashear Manuscript E. Menaged- Full Shaharit
Hijaz 612.4 Full Shaharit This recording by Menaged consists of: (1) Nishmat- Sheikh Salameh Hijazi (2) Shav'at Aniyim- 299-300 (Malkekh Yinhar) until the 12th line (El Ahoub Yahel Lah). (3) El Hahodaot- Page 501- EL HASHEB AM NAALEH (4) Nishmat- Shabehu- page 243 (5) Kaddish- Sheikh Salameh Hijazi (6) Semehim- Ayumah Mar'ayich (same as Samah Nafshi) (7) Mimisrayim- Elyon Venedar (cut off from tape) E. Menaged- Full Shaharit
 שחרית
2115 514r יה שמך ארוממך Yehuda HaLevi Rosh Hashana---Meant to be a Reshut for the Kaddish of Yosser---Meant to recognize the greatness of Hashem. E Menaged
 קדיש
2353 שמח בני חתן נעים בן פרת יוסף Maqam Hoseni Arabic melody: רקץ אל באן. Specifically applied to Nishmat on weeks related to Mattan Torah. Hamaoui Manuscript Nishmat - Menaged
Nishmat - Menaged 2
 נשמת
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