This is my own music to a 12th century poem by the Hebrew poet Ibn Gavirol who lived in spain during what is considered the Golden Age of Jews in Spain.
It is part of an anthology called "keter Malchut" which he wrote for the Day of Atonement.

you are light אתה אור עליון

This is my music for a poem by the 12th century poet Ibn Gavirol who lived in Spain and wrote in Hebrew.

At dawn I will seek you שחר אבקשך

This is my version of a song by the Israeli composer Yinon Neeman to a poem by Yehuda Halevi who lived in Spain during the Jewish "Golden Age".

Yefe Nof יפה נוף

This is my own music to a 12th century poem written by Ibn Gavirol who lived in Spain and wrote in Hebrew during what is considered the Jewish Golden age in Spain.
In this poem Gavirol mourns the execution of his benefactor and friend "Yekutiel".

sight of the sun ראה שמש

This is my own music to a poem by Yehuda Halevi who lived in what is considered the Jewish Golden Ages in Spain. He is best Known for his Devotional poetry, But this is a secular poem.

עפרה תכבס Ofra washes her cloths in the water of my tears

Shai Bat- Ami Grew up in Jerusalem to American Orthodox parents. Since early Childhood she sang in the "Ankor" children's choir and toured Europe with them as a soloist.
Later she gained a B. mus from the Jerusalem Ruben Academy as a vocalist and composer.
Shai has recorded recitals for " Voice of Music" -Israeli classical radio station and sung with major Israeli Orchestra's such as The Haifa Symphony Orchestra and The Rehovot Camerata as well as Caprizma Ensemble and Maktub- Israeli/ Arab ensemble.
She was the soloist for "Voices of the Levites" - a project commissioned by Jerusalem's Beit Avichai in which Ilan Green built original instruments based on descriptions in the bible and the group learned to play them and composed music based on traditional texts about music in first and second Temples in Jerusalem.
Shai also was the soloist of Ritmo Anima early music ensemble which will be releasing their debut album shortly.
For three years Shai performed all over Israel an adult education program of her own compositions based on Spain's "Golden age" poets Yehuda Halevi and Ibn Gavirol for the Israel center for Libraries. She moved to the US recently and is now living in San Fransisco.
Shai also performs her own songs in English under the name Avital Raz.

Shai Bat- Ami

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