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Pgisha Le'ein Ketz

from Songs for my Father by Orit Shimoni

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I don’t remember the first time I ever heard this song but I think it was in the car, on the radio, driving back from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem from a day trip. The text is by Israeli poet Natan Alterman. I do know that I was immediately enamoured with both the melody and the way it swapped tempo between verse and chorus, though I did not yet know the term ‘tempo’, I just liked how it felt. I’d long forgotten the song, but every now and then it would reappear in my brain waves. I never really knew the words, nor its title. Just a few years ago, I was having a conversation with one of my dad’s best friends, who happens to love linguistics, philosophy, and long discussions. He told me that the song was a love song to language itself, and that that was the only explanation of the text that made sense. Though much of the language is archaic and not easily accessible to the modern Hebrew speaker, when you look at the essence of the song as that - an engagement with language itself - it is absolutely spellbinding. “You have enraptured me, I shall play you forever, my longing is for you, and for me, your garden is dizzying.”

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from Songs for my Father, released September 9, 2017
Nattan Alterman/Nomi Shemer

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Orit Shimoni

Orit has toured internationally for over a decade. With 12 highly acclaimed albums, she has a substantial, devout, and diverse following. Known for her intelligent and accessible song-writing and her mesmerising voice. Her sets span themes and styles that transport listeners into and out of themselves. A seasoned writer and performer Orit Shimoni is a unique and vital voice in these times. ... more

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