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Ya​’​ala Ya​’​ala י​ַ​ע​ֲ​ל​ָ​ה י​ַ​ע​ֲ​ל​ָ​ה

by Jaffa Road

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These lyrics are adapted by Aaron Lightstone from a poem by Rabbi Israel Najara, a 15th Century mystic poet who lived in what is now Sefat Israel and Damascus Syria.
He was also known as ִר׳ יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּן מֹשֶׁה נַאגָּ֗ארָה‎, Yisrael ben Moshe Najarah and also as: إسرائيل بن موسى النجارة‎, Isra'il bin Musa al-Najara;

This Piyut, is a love song describing the love between the groom and the bride (Ra’aya). The Ra’aya is referred to here as Ya’ala. This Piyut has been set to music many times, and is widely sung among the Jewish communities of North Africa, Central Asia and the Middle-East.

It is traditional to sing this text at occasions such as the birth of a daughter or at a Bat-Mitzvah celebration, or as part of the Baqashot prayers sung on Shabbat in several Moroccan communities. Jaffa Road has created new original music for these ancient lyrics.

lyrics

יַעֲלָה יַעֲלָה בּוֹאִי לְגַנִּי
הֵנֵץ רִמּוֹן פָּרְחָה גַּפְנִי
יָבוֹא דוֹדִי יָחִישׁ צְעָדָיו
וְיֹאכַל אֶת פְּרִי מְגָדָיו

יַעֲלָה יַעֲלָה בּוֹאִי לְגַנִּי
הֵנֵץ רִמּוֹן פָּרְחָה גַּפְנִי

יַעֲלָה יַעֲלָה בּוֹאִי לְגַנִּי
הֵנֵץ רִמּוֹן פָּרְחָה גַּפְנִי
לוּ יְהִי כִדְבָרְךָ, יְדִידִי
עַתָּה מַהֵר תֶּאְסֹף נְדוּדִי

שׁוּבִי אֵלַי אַתְּ בַּת אֲהוּבָה
שׁוּבִי אַתְּ וַאֲנִי אָשׁוּבָה

My doe, my doe come to my garden
The pomegranates are in bloom
and my vines have flowered
Come my beloved hasten your steps
Eat of the choicest fruits

My doe, my doe come to my garden
The pomegranates are in bloom


My doe, my doe come to my garden
The pomegranates are in bloom
If your words to me are true
Then return me quickly from my wanderings

Return to me O daughter of Love
Return to me and I will Return to You

Translation by Dr. Aubrey Glazer

credits

released June 25, 2021
Aaron Lightstone : guitars, vocals,
Tamar Ilana: lead vocals
Justin Gray : bass, vocals
Sundar Viswanathan: lead vocals, bansuri
Rakesh Tewari : Drums & Percussion
Shawn Rompre: Electronic percussion

Produced by : Justin Gray and Aaron Lightstone
Composed by : Aaron Lightstone, Tamar Ilana, Justin Gray, Sundar Viswanathan & Rakesh Tewari
Recorded by : Justin Gray, Aaron Lightstone & Jeremy Darby
Mixed and Mastered by Justin Gray

Digital Cover art by : Aaron Lightstone ( photography) & Ali Wasti (graphic design)

This recording was made possible in part by FACTOR and the Government of Canada, Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.

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