Lekhah Dodi map of items

The poem Lekhah Dodi, by Shlomo Alkabetz (Salonika 1500- Safed 1580) found its way rapidly in Italian rituals, and can be found in Italian tiqqunei Shabbat prayer books since the first half of the XVII century, together with other poems for Qabbalat Shabbat which remained popular for more than a century. Many different melodies for Lekhah Dodi are present in the various repertoires here in the Thesaurus. In some cases they are melodies for special occasions or special ensembles, like chazan and boys choir, and often are XIX century compositions; often we find late XIX century or early XX century manuscripts with music for voice and organ. In this page you can browse through the  instances of melodies for the poem that are present in the Thesaurus; the links on the right panel lead to pages discussing melodies common to different repertoires, that might hint to some of the early melodies with which Lekhah Dodi was popularized.

A searchable map of all instances of Lekhah Dodi in the Thesaurus