Shema

Magritte

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This is a short treatment of a well-known melody for the "Shema Yisrael," one of the best known Jewish prayers. It is sung or recited aloud on Yom Kippur. While I am not religious, I've always found this tune (written in the 18th century) incredibly beautiful.

Many thanks go to Cantor, for providing important context, and to alley-oop for encouraging me to record my singing.

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Lyrics

(transcribed from the Hebrew):

Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad.

translation: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Song Stats

Hits: 7040
Comments: 26
Fans: 11
Plays: 1843
Downloads: 406

Uploaded: Oct 12, 2005 - 09:22:42 AM
Last Updated: Oct 07, 2011 - 05:29:42 AM Last Played: May 14, 2013 - 10:18:06 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Hardware:

iMac G5, OS 10.3.8, M-Audio Keystation 49e, Snowball mic

Software:

Garageband 2.0.2

Comments

thetiler	thetiler said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)
	always enjoy your stuff. Love that oboe, of course the harps are fun to hear as the rest of the stuff. Are you singing this, wow nice voice as well! This is really nice. Would nice to hear something like this only a little longer. Nice going though indeed! Check out my latest song called Folsom Prison Blues

caroline	caroline said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)
	this worked for me.... and bearstein! your proununciation of 'yisrael' would work perfectly in england - just goes to show! a special treat today - reminded me to feel guilty!! thank you - you sound lovely and so does your music x Check out my latest song called i'm a reunion maid MJRF 2010

Audiologic	Audiologic said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)
	Nice Voice and the Cello?. It ads a very full spectrum of sound. Ben Check out my latest song called Train Intro

Reinholt56	Reinholt56 said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)
	Very enjoyable.. I enjoyed the piece very much. R. Check out my latest song called When The Time Comes (An Ambiental Mix)

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)
	Beautiful You did a wonderful arrangement on this. Absolutely beautiful. Oh, and thanks for reminding me that I need to call my parents tonight. Check out my latest song called Iridium Flare (2013 Re-Release)

drakonis

drakonis said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)

Love, life and music...
All far too short! I love this, your choice of instrumentation, the clean
production, the sweet voice. Another fave. The only critique I can
think of is the double-double bass sounded (unnaturally) an octave too
low... it rattled my fillings, and I'd have preferred it 1 I think, but
that's just me.
ttfn,
Drakonis

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Magritte

Magritte said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)

Love, life and music...
Well, there are two reasons for the bass. One is that I wanted to introduce a somewhat ominous feel to those parts of the song, and the other is that I am of the "too much is not enough" school when it comes to bass. :-) Seriously, I'm sorry your fillings were rattled, but I thank you for the listen and the very nice comments.

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Mystified	Mystified said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)
	Beautiful You have a lovely voice! I'm so glad you posted this. Very well done! :) Check out my latest song called the snowflake dances

Magritte

Magritte said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)

Beautiful
Thank you (and everyone else! yes, I'm one of those people who feels like a dork responding to every comment...) for your very nice words on the piece. It's a relief not to have my vocal debut booed off MacJams. :-)

Oh, and Mystified, I have Myst V sitting right here waiting to be opened. (My best friend in San Francisco and I play "together" over the phone, since we played Riven together when I lived there and since then we haven't been able to play a Myst game without each other!)

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	said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)
	By your voice.... to God's ear, a magnificent prayer beautifully delivered. Magritte, this is, as they say, short and sweet, but not insignificant. Though you are not coming from a religious place, this nonetheless is respectfully and so tastefully done. Your artistry shines here. Kudos. Jack

	said 2807 days ago (October 12th, 2005)
	By your voice.... ...by the way, I meant to ask, what is the song art photo of? Jack --- Making melody with your heart...

alley-oop	alley-oop said 2806 days ago (October 13th, 2005)
	Told you, told you, told you Magriite, You have such a wonderful voice! You must sing ever song now! Very sweet tone, great vibrato. Very clean and clear recording. Musical accompanyment is excellent. I'm happy you busted out. My, your garden is blooming. Check out my latest song called anymore

rtcooper	rtcooper said 2806 days ago (October 13th, 2005)
	Gripped and Held Fast The Gods might listen more closely if all Prayer were thus. I find the vocal quality imploringly human; warm, fragile and full of message. Thank you for presenting this piece. Check out my latest song called The Loon and the Hula Moon (mstr)

obbster	obbster said 2806 days ago (October 13th, 2005)
	Stunning This sounds fantastic. Powerful melody and superb singing. Check out my latest song called Christmas Lights

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 2806 days ago (October 13th, 2005)

This is beautiful...
It's a perfect prayer, and the arrangement here is striking. It's short, and I
originally wanted it to be more, but now I'm not so sure... the Shema says
what it says, and is enough...

Not being Jewish, but living in a "blended household" as people like to
say, this is one of the prayers/phrases that has stuck out for me over the
years as expressing a truth deeper than just the words...

It's very moving, and I thank you for posting it.

Ed

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Bonka	Bonka said 2805 days ago (October 14th, 2005)
	nice job I really enjoyed this. Check out my latest song called Dominique

MidiOrleans	MidiOrleans said 2804 days ago (October 15th, 2005)
	Delightful Delightful! Check out my latest song called Aquarium

macgalver	macgalver said 2675 days ago (February 21st, 2006)
	dreamlike These sounds envelop me. I adore this music you are making. Beautiful, beautiful stuff. Lucky me. xxxoo, kelli Check out my latest song called First Sight

mythago	mythago said 2582 days ago (May 25th, 2006)
	Wow! This is incredibly beautiful, and I loive your voice! I didn't want it to end!! Love, Jen Check out my latest song called A Break in the Skin

tsand19151	tsand19151 said 2513 days ago (August 2nd, 2006)
	Beautiful.... Haunting yet peaceful. Way too short. This could have gone on for hours. Excellent mix and recording as well...... Check out my latest song called Growing In Silence

Roxylee	Roxylee said 2458 days ago (September 26th, 2006)
	Gorgeous Everything. :-) Faved and downloaded. Check out my latest song called Emma, by davisamerica

Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 2432 days ago (October 22nd, 2006)
	Deep Very immersing. Your voice is wonderful! Great arrangement and presentation! Check out my latest song called Alone (reboot)

stevewhit	stevewhit said 2426 days ago (October 28th, 2006)
	very nice -thanks! I love the feeling & emotion you achieve in this Thanks Steve Check out my latest song called schooldays

	said 2322 days ago (February 9th, 2007)
	ThankYou so much . . . . : ) This is absolutely GORDEOUS. . . It IS a PRAISE To GOD in my ears: ) . . : ) : ) : ) Much too short:( :( it's like the prologue of a REALLY GREAT BOOK ... ThankYou so much!!!! please don�t apologiZe, this is GREAT WORK I LOVE IT ; ) MUSIC UNITES PEACE

1rwhite1

1rwhite1 said 2200 days ago (June 11th, 2007)

Short but Incredible
I agree with what Zoi wrote: There's no need to apologize for anything. I only wish that this could have been longer. You're doing some really amazing things on that little Keystation 49e. The harp is what stood out to me the most. I have a close friend who's into everything Judaeo-Christianity. He would absolutely love this piece. If it's okay, I will send him the link to this song.

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	said 1865 days ago (May 11th, 2008)
	Great! Thanks for this masterpiece. Cool vocals and a musical gem! Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

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