Jewish Historical Society of the North Shore

music by Meira Warshauer meirawarshauer.com performed by the Jerusalem Lyric Trio at UNC-Wilmington www.jerusalemlyrictrio.com Amalia Ishak, soprano; Wendy Eisler-kashy, flute; Allan Sternfield, piano soprano, flute, piano 15 min. “Yishakeyni (Kiss me)” sets the first four verses of “Song of Songs,” the great love song of the Bible. It invites the listener into a realm of human and Divine love which transcends boundaries through intimate merging. In this realm, all is beauty, with longing and ecstacy the poles of expression. The soprano sings the original text in Hebrew, with a modal melody derived from the traditional cantillation for “Song of Songs.” She also plays with the sounds and sensuality of the language itself, sometimes using vowels alone, as if disrobing the words of their consonants for greater intimacy. The piano and flute provide a gentle harmonic and melodic landscape for the Song. It is my hope that by entering the world of “Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs),” a world known to mystics and lovers from all traditions, we will come closer to making its reality our own. text: Yi-sha-key-ni min-shi-kot pi-hu O that He would kiss me with His lips! ki to-vim do-de-cha mi-ya-yin For Your love is sweeter than wine. al keyn a-la-mot a-hey-vu-cha Therefore do the maidens love You mash-key-ni a-cha-re-cha na-ru-tza Take me with You, let us hasten. he-vi-a-ni ha-me-lech cha-da-rav The King has brought me into His chambers. na-gi-la v- nis-m’-cha bach We will be glad and …