D'ror Yikra

D'ror Yikra (Hebrew: דְּרוֹר יִקְרָא‎; also spelled Dror Yikra, Deror Yikra and Dror Yiqra) is a piyyut (Jewish religious song or hymn), of the kind known as zemer, traditionally sung during Sabbath meals, particularly the first meal on Friday evening.[1][2]

Dror Yikra was written in 960 CE in Córdoba[1] by the poet, linguist, and musician Dunash ben Labrat, who is said to have been born in Fez but moved to Spain after a period of study in Baghdad under the rabbinic scholar Saadia Gaon.[3]

According to the ArtScroll Siddur, "Dror Yikra" is "a plea to God to protect Israel, destroy its oppressors, and bring it peace and redemption."[4]

  1. ^ a b Rosenfeld-Hadad, p. 251.
  2. ^ "דרור יקרא – ר' דונש בן לברט" [Deror Yiqra – R. Dunash ben Labrat] (in Hebrew). Piyut.org.il. Retrieved 28 December 2011. אחד מפיוטי השבת הקדומים והידועים ביותר שהתחבב על רוב קהילות ישראל בכל התקופות וזכה ללחנים רבים, חלקם 'אימוץ' של לחנים קיימים ו'הלבשתם' על הפיוט.
  3. ^ Rosenfeld-Hadad, p. 249.
  4. ^ Scherman, Nosson (1992). "Mussaf for Sabbath and Sabbath-Rosh Chodesh". In Zlotowitz, Meir (ed.). The Complete ArtScroll Siddur (2nd ed.). Brooklyn: Mesorah Publications. pp. 500–501. ISBN 0-89906-654-2.