Two Yiddish Songs for Purim - Amadea

"Purim Party" with a touch of Opera, musicians Amadea (Mezzo-Soprano) and Zenta Yoshiizumi (Piano) in Berlin. Live Performance in the Heilandskirche in Berlin. February 2008.

"Haynt iz Purim" (Today is Purim) & "Shalakhmones" (Purim-Gifts) are two Yiddish Folksongs that catch the spirit of Purim. Purim is the Jewish Holiday, which celebrates a real event in History back at the time of the Persian Empire (6th Century BCE).

Haman, the Royal Vizier of the King Ahasueros (Xerxes), cast lots to choose a Day, when to kill all of the Jews living in the Persian Kingdom at this time. At the last moment the Queen Esther was able to save her people and instead Haman was hung on the same gallows that he had built for his murderous plot. The whole story has been documented in the Book of Esther (Old Testament).

Lyrics to be added. Thanks for your patience.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Yiddish
• Purim
• Amadea
• Dorothea
• Fayne
• Mezzo-Soprano
• Zenta
• Yoshiizumi
• Piano
• Helandskirche
• Persia
• Babylonian
• Exile
• Esther
• Bible

[compeld2sing]

Wow! That's great!

Where can I get the score to this and other Yiddish songs?

[dorotheafayne]

Hi compeld2sing! Thanks. I got the scores to these Yiddish pieces in a collection of Jewish folkmusic. It is a collection that has about 4 or 5 volumes. I'll tell you the title of the collection in a day or two. D. :)

[Flashturner]

Dorothea,

I just love your performances; you are fabulous. Great delivery! I'm adding this one to my favorites. Keep it up.

[dorotheafayne]

Thanks. D:))))

[odessa321]

Beautiful!

[pimwarntjes]

Dorothea - I love this Yiddish song very much. You sing it so beautifull!! Perfect.

regards

Jan,

[Starter61]

Dorothea, one more time you gave us a beautiful performance, musically and aesthetically. My congratulations to you and to your pianist. Very well done.

[elegie84]

I like this song:)

[songnow]

Your voice is angelic. Thank you... Graham Ronne

[wenarto]

Dorothea - I love Yiddish song, I have so many album and I am familiar with these, thanks, 50 stars.