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Psalm 119 is the 119th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in the English of the King James Version: "Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord". The Book of Psalms is in the third section of the Hebrew Bible, the Khetuvim, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. The psalm, which is anonymous, is referred to in ...
Niqqud marks are small compared to the letters, so they can be added without retranscribing texts whose writers did not anticipate them. In modern Israeli orthography, niqqud is mainly used in specialised texts such as dictionaries, poetry, or texts for children or new immigrants to Israel. [ 2 ]
كـ . the cross-barred form, notably al-kāf al-mashkūlah or al-kāf al-mashqūqah, [ 1 ] is the Nastaliq form used predominantly in the Perso-Arabic script and as an alternative form of the version above in all forms of Arabic. It has a particular use in the Sindhi language of Pakistan where it represents the aspirated /kʰ/ and is called ...
The piece became a standard campfire song in Scouting and summer camps and enjoyed broader popularity during the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s. In American politics, the song title gave rise to the phrase " sing Kumbaya," denoting unrealistic, excessively optimistic attempts at compromise.
e. Kol Nidre / ˈkɔːlnɪˈdreɪ / (also known as Kol Nidrei or Kol Nidrey; [ 1 ] Aramaic: כָּל נִדְרֵיkāl niḏrē) is an Aramaic declaration which begins Yom Kippur services in the synagogue. Strictly speaking, it is not a prayer, even though it is commonly spoken of as if it were a prayer. This declaration and its ceremonial ...
The song then slows to the original tempo, and repeats the same pattern before ending. The song is based on a plagal progression of D♭ and G♭ major chords (I and IV in the key of D♭ major). Like the band's later song " Sister Ray ", it features no bass guitar part, with both Reed and Morrison playing guitar.
The song begins with the line "Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein" (On the heath a little flower blooms), the theme of a flower (Erika) bearing the name of a soldier's sweetheart. [2] After each line, and after each time the name "Erika" is sung, there is a three beat pause , which is filled by the kettledrum or stamping feet (e.g. of ...
Gondola no Uta(ゴンドラの唄, "The Gondola Song")is a 1915 romantic ballad[1]that was popular in Taishō periodJapan. Lyrics were written by Isamu Yoshii, melody by Shinpei Nakayama. The lyrics of the song are presented as the advice of an experienced individual to younger souls regarding the fleeting nature of youth and the caution ...