This is from the poem beginning "יונה תקנן" -- that's poem #110 in volume 1 of Brody's edition (*Diṿan : ṿe-hu sefer kolel kol shire Yehudah ha-Leṿi* ...ʻim hagahot u-veʼurim ṿe-ʻim mavo me-et Ḥayim Brodi. Berlin : bi-defus Tsevi Hirsh b.R. Yitsḥaḳ Iṭtsḳoṿsḳi, 1896-1930). See p. 166, line 37-8.
The original line is: נבלי וכנורי בפי עטי / גני ופרדס ספריה "My harp and my viol are in my pen / its books are my garden and orchard of delight" (see Raymond P. Scheindlin, "The Song of the Silent Dove: the Pilgrimage of Judah Halevi," in *Bringing the Hidden to Light: the Process of Interpretation, *edited by Kravitz, Sharon, and Geller, p. 230). Ruth Haber <[email protected]> Judaic, Yiddish, and Israel Studies Collection <http://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/subject-guide/132-Judaic-Yiddish-and-Israel-Studies> University of California, Berkeley On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 5:45 AM, Ulric, Karen <[email protected]> wrote: > I am looking for the actual poem and the original Hebrew poem where the > following quote originates > > > > My pen is my harp and my lyre; my library is my garden and my orchard. > > > > *~ Judah Ha-LeviSpanis* > > > > I can find it quoted everywhere in English on the internet, but no one > names the actual poem or provides the original Hebrew. > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > Karen Ulric, Librarian > > Golda Och Academy, Upper School > > 1418 Pleasant Valley Way > > West Orange, NJ 07052 > > 973-602-3653 > > [email protected] > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > >
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