Sigah - سيكاه

Introduction

Maqam Sigah (Sikah) - סיגא / שיגא / סיכא- from the Persian for "third place." According to Prof. Idelsohn, Sigah denotes majesty, pomp, ceremony (as conducted by the Kohanim). Construction of the tabernacle and its utensils is likened to the consruction of God's, the King's, palace and would also warrant this maqam.

This maqam is used for the chanting of the Torah.

Other maqamot in the Sigah family are: Oj, Iraq, Huzam, and Sigah Baladi.

~150 known pizmonim.

Sigah trichord: starting on E

Index

Pizmon	Page	Song	Commentary	Recordings	Application
515	432	יצו האל	יעקב עבדי Alludes to the 10 Sefirot. Attiah Manuscript Yabess Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript British Library Or. 10375	E. Menaged E. Menaged 2 E. Menaged 3 E. Menaged 4 E. Menaged 5 Recording I Cabasso- Nishmat	נשמת
516	433	נבחר ידיד	Nissim Lopez Shabbat Vayishlah.	M. Nadaf Recording- Nishmat	נשמת
517	434	ראש פעלי	Arabic: Eshfa'ouli. Sung by Muhammad Salim.	E. Menaged E. Menaged 2 I. Cabasso- Qaddish Recording Arabic: Eshfaouli Maury Blanco	קדיש
518	435	אתה מרום	Shalosh Regalim. Not clear if should be classified as Sigah. Some say Maqam Kuzam. Tabbush Manuscript	E. Menaged G. Shrem M. Kairey G. Shrem Recording	קדיש
519	436	יום יום אל שדי	יצחק חזק Attiah Manuscript Yabess Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	E. Menaged	נשמת
520	436	עורי כלה	Acrostic: Ezra. British Library Or. 10375	E. Menaged E. Menaged 2 I. Cabasso- Qedusha G. Shrem Charlie Chehebar- Naqdishakh I Cabasso - Qedusha 2	נקדישך
521	437	יונה יקושה	יום טוב Attiah Manuscript Yabess Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	Maftirim R. Elnadav M Habusha
522	438	מלך רם ונשא	Moshe Ashkenazi Tabbush Manuscript British Library Or. 10375	E. Menaged E. Menaged 2 M. Nadaf G. Shrem Recording R Elnadav- Semehim Isaac Cabasso	פזמון
523	439	את כלה	Alef-Bet. Tabbush Manuscript British Library Or. 10375	E. Menaged I. Cabasso- Qaddish Isaac Cabasso- Qaddish Isaac Cabasso	קדיש
524	441	יתברך שם האל		E. Menaged DMB
525	441	אשיש אל בך	This song is a DOR and the name in Arabic is 'Aziz Hobak.	E. Menaged S. Salem Arabic sung by Mohamed Salim Y. Bozo Amos Dodi Recording Y Bozo - Pizmon and Qaddish I Cabasso- Qaddish Maury Blanco	קדיש
526	442	אנא הישר	Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript	E. Menaged
527	442	הימי סתמי	Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript	G. Shrem Recording Naftali Tawil- Shavat	אל ההודאות
528	443	אל יצרני לעמל	Raphael Tabbush Maqam Awj-Oj	E. Menaged E. Menaged 2 G. Shrem Recording Arabic: Ya Man Asarni Bilgamal Isaac Cabasso- Nishmat Naftali Tawil- Nishmat	נשמת
529	443	מצפה לזמן	Raphael Tabbush Maqam Awj-Oj	M. Kairey Fule Yanani G. Shrem Recording	ה' מלך
530	444	דבר סתר גל	Raphael Tabbush Maqam Rast	M. Nadaf I. Cabasso: Hashem Melekh Shabetai Laniado	ה' מלך
531	444	הרחב גבולי יה		M. Mustachi Recording
532	445	חסדך עם	Sing for philantropist. Hamaoui Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript	I. Cabasso
533	445	יה אוחיל	Raphael Tabbush Maqam Awj-Oj Hamaoui Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript	E. Menaged S. Salem Arabic: Mohamed Selim: Ya Naheef AlQawam Y. Bozo Recording I. Cabasso Naftali Tawil- Nishmat Shabetai Laniado- Nishmat Shabetai Laniado- Nishmat 2
534	446	ידידי למה		E. Sayegh Amos Dodi Recording
535	446	עזר היו לי		E. Menaged
536	447	אדיר ונורא	Tabbush Manuscript	E. Menaged E. Menaged 2 E. Menaged 3 I. Cabasso G. Shrem Recording Isaac Cabasso- Qaddish Arabic David Franco - Qaddish	קדיש
537	448	שדי שעה לאמרי פי	Tabbush Manuscript
538	448	רזי עולם	Raphael Tabbush Shalosh Regalim. Tabbush Manuscript	Fule Yanani I. Cabasso- Qaddish Naftali Tawil- Nishmat	קדיש
539	449	אל תעירו אל תעוררו	אליהו Maqam OJ. Attiah Manuscript Yabess Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript Shire Zimrah, Algiers, 1889
540	449	ארך זמני	Pesah association.	Fule Yanani I. Cabasso I. Cabasso- Shav'at G. Shrem Recording Recording	שועת עניים
541	450	קץ ימין יפרח יציץ		G. Shrem I Cabasso- Naqdishakh I Cabasso- Naqdishakh 2
542	451	יחיד אל דגול מרבבה	This pizmon (SIGAH, page 451) is composed by H Yeshaya Sutton Rabia, a mid-nineteenth century Aleppo rabbi who composed many pizmonim. The acrostic of the song is Yeshaya, and it contains four rhyming stanzas. It is possibly written in honor of an "Ezra Shalom," whose name is alluded to in the third stanza. The song intends to give praise to an important person, such as a Rabbi. Here is a translation: "Only God stands out in the tens of thousands; He will bless this big man; the one my soul likes; with love and much endearment. The Lord will bless him and protect his arrival and departure; the whole nation goes out to greet him and exclaim to him "welcome." Above will exalt his fortune, and He will be a help to him; His good treasure will be open to him, and he will merit a good ending. God will bless his efforts, years of life will be added for him, peace will be placed in his borders, because he will have a high wall." When praying in Maqam SIGAH, this melody can be applied to "Befi Yesharim." Hamaoui Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Shir Ushbaha, 1921 British Library Or. 10375	G. Shrem I. Cabasso Fule Yanani Saul Nobeh Betesh G. Shrem Recording R Barzani- Mimisrayim	בפי ישרים
543	451	שוכן רומה	Rosh Hashana.	M. Nadaf I. Cabasso I Cabasso	פזמון
544	452	יברך החתן	Maqam Awj-Oj Hatan. Hamaoui Manuscript Attiah Manuscript A Z Idelsohn notes, 1923	G. Shrem Recording	אל ההודאות
545	452	אגילה אגילה	Hamaoui Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript	I. Cabasso- El Hahodaot I. Cabasso - Alternate version G. Shrem Recording R Barzani- Naqdishakh	אל ההודאות
546	453	בינה הגיגי
547	454	אל רם חסין יה		G. Shrem
548	455	אל עוז נאזר		G. Shrem Recording Arabic
549	455	אליך לבי נמס		G. Shrem Recording
550	456	ידיד השב את שיבותי	Isaac Dabbah יצחק דבח חזק Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	I. Cabasso	ממצרים
551	457	שמע מהללי נפשי לי כמה	שלמה חזק Maqam OJ. Yabess Manuscript
552	457	ראה זר גבר	Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript	I. Cabasso I Cabasso- Mimisrayim	ממצרים
552.1	458	נגילה הללויה	Asher Mizrahi Siman: Asher Hazaq. Lahan: Lah Yiglala.	M. Kairey Recording Recording Recording Eliahou Ozen- Shavat
552.2	458	אל חי אל חי		G. Shrem	אל ההודאות
552.3	458a	אור כשלמה	אברהם Attiah Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	Arabic D Binker - Pizmon and Semehim D Binker - Semehim only D Binker - Pizmon
553	459	ימי מלך אחשורוש	ידידיה חזק Maqam Awj-Oj Purim. Attiah Manuscript Yabess Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	Abraham Mizrahi Kawaje - Pizmon
554	459	אברך את	אלעזר Maqam Iraq Purim. This is the first pizmon that Gabriel A. Shrem has learned. Attiah Manuscript Sassoon Manuscript #647 Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript Shire Zimrah, Algiers, 1889 A Z Idelsohn notes, 1923	E. Menaged Yosef Hamaoui Fule Yanani G. Shrem Recording	שמחים
555	460	אלי צור ישועתי	"My God, the Rock of my Salvation; Why have you abandoned me?" is a translation of the first line of the pizmon "Eli Sur Yeshuati" (SIGAH, page 460); considered the flagship song of Purim. The author of this pizmon is said to be H David Yaaqob Pardo, although the acrostic written in the older manuscripts is "Asher Ben Yaaqob Hazaq." The song featured in most current pizmonim books is incomplete- only containing 5 stanzas; corresponding to the first five letters of the alphabet (אבגד״ה). In Aleppo manuscripts from before 1850 (such as Sassoon #647), however, this song has more stanzas. This song, consisting of references from Megillat Esther, contains rhyming sequences within each verse. The thing in common in each stanza is that the last verse always starts with the word "Chai" or life; proclaiming that despite all the hardships that we go through, this is life and God keeps us alive. This melody is applied to Naqdishakh on Shabbat Zakhor and on Purim. Sassoon Manuscript #647	E. Menaged Yosef Hamaoui Fule Yanani G. Shrem Recording	נקדישך
556	462	אל עושה נקמה	This pizmon (SIGAH, page 462), whose first words are translated "God who makes revenge," is an entertaining song that retells the miracle of Purim using rhymes. There are a total of 22 stanzas in this piece; corresponding to each letter of the Hebrew alphabet (א״ב). Within a stanza, each clause rhymes with one another, except for the last clause of the stanza, which rhymes with all the previous stanzas. The pizmon, which is classified as Maqam OJ in the older manuscripts, originates from Aleppo and is older than 1850. The author of this piece is uncertain, although there is a possibility that it may be H Raphael Antebi Tabbush. The melody of this pizmon is from the Arabic "Ya Dini Yeaman," and is typically applied to Shavat Aniyim on Shabbat Zakhor, and to El Hahodaot on Purim itself. The song concludes with a prayer for redemption; to give good things to the Jewish nation in order to raise their spirits. Hamaoui Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript	Yosef Hamaoui Fule Yanani G. Shrem Recording I Cabasso	שועת עניים
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. Shir Ushbaha, 1921 A Z Idelsohn notes, 1923	E. Menaged Yosef Hamaoui Fule Yanani G. Shrem Recording I Cabasso- (3) songs	אל ההודאות
558	465	תם ונשלם	Raphael Tabbush Purim. Shir Ushbaha, 1921	Yosef Hamaoui Fule Yanani G. Shrem Recording	ממצרים
559	466	קום ידידי הבה	קציר חזק Maqam Awj-Oj Pizmon talks about Seudat Purim and the mitzvot of Purim. Talks about drinking on Purim and how you should drink until you don't know the difference between "Cursed be Haman and Blessed be Mordechai". The end of the pizmon talks about R' Zeirah who got too drunk and the trouble he put himself into as a result. Attiah Manuscript Yabess Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript	M. Habusha Iraqi version
560	467	יום הנסים והפורקן	ישראל Maqam Awj-Oj Purim. More popular in Damascus tradition. Attiah Manuscript Sassoon Manuscript #647 Yabess Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	J. Mosseri	אל ההודאות
561	467	יה יה אנא	Moses Ashear Ashear Manuscript
562	468	ממשגב לעם הנעלה	Moses Ashear Ashear Manuscript
563	468	ענני אל במרחב יה	Ezra	J. Mosseri Isaac Cabasso- Nishmat G Shrem - Qaddish I Cabasso - Qaddish	קדיש
564	469	מי זאת עולה יפה-פיה	מרדכי חזק In honor of the Torah. Alludes to the 10 Sefirot. Yabess Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	G. Shrem G. Shrem Recording Shabetai Laniado	ה' מלך
565	470	יה אל לך אהללה	Ezekiel Hai Albeg 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
565.01	472a	קוראי מגלה	Shaare Zimra, Argentina book page 394. Shaare Zimra, Argentina	F. Yanani D Binker
565.02	472a	דגלי דגלי		F. Yanani
565.03	472a	אליך דודי אקרא	Shir Ushbaha, 1921	E. Menaged
565.04		גרש נא לחוץ	Shir Ushbaha, 1921 Tabbush Manuscript	play pause Amos Dodi
1391	472s	יביעון שפתי שירה	יוסף יונה חזק Maqam Awj-Oj Hanukkah. Menorah. Attiah Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript	Iraqi Recording Iraqi Recording Yom Tob Yanani - Nishmat M Habusha H Abraham Zafrani- Nishmat D Binker - Nishmat	נשמת
2684		אדון עולם ישועתי	אליעזר Melody of this song traditionally associated with Purim, although nothing in the song's text refers to holiday. Yabess Manuscript Shire Zimrah, Algiers, 1889	play pause E Menaged- Purim- Nishmat play pause E Menaged- Purim- EH play pause G Shrem- Qaddish Purim 1 play pause G Shrem- Qaddish Purim 2 play pause I Cabasso- Qaddish play pause E Mishaniye- Qaddish play pause M Habusha- Qaddish play pause D Binker- Qaddish play pause D Binker - Pizmon