Nigun Yoshan (Admur Hazaken)
Nigun Yoshan is a nigun attributed to the Alter Rebbe. However, it is not certain whether this is one of the ten nigunim the Alter Rebbe composed himself or not.
In this nigun, one can hear the hispa'alus and the ratzo of the chassid to be included in Elokus, and on the other side, the shov that expresses the kabbalas ol in the fulfillment of Torah and mitzvos here below in this world. This is nigun #11 in Sefer HaNigunim.
In recent generations, the nigun was matched with the words of the piyut "Shalom Aleichem" which is recited every Shabbos eve before kiddush. The Admur Rayatz would customarily sing Shalom Aleichem with this nigun.
Additional Melodies for This Nigun[edit | edit source]
In the Chabad musical tradition, another nigun was recorded that was customary among Chabad chassidim for this piyut, from the mouth of the chassid Reb Mordechai Shusterman as he heard it from his grandfather.
In this nigun, the first 2 verses in the piyut ('Shalom Aleichem' and 'Bo'achem L'shalom') repeat with the same melody, while the last 2 verses in the nigun ('Barchuni L'shalom' and 'Tzeischem L'shalom') have a different melody that repeats in both of them.
The nigun is documented in the Heichal HaNegina recordings made by Reb Dovid Horowitz.
This nigun is nigun #25 in the Masores HaNigunim project.
External Links[edit | edit source]
- 7:51 Nigun Yoshan by Reb Dovid Horowitz
- To listen to the nigun on the Heichal Negina website
- Nigun Yoshan from Valner - Disc #1
- To listen to the nigun from NICH"CH #3
- Nigun Yoshan from Etzem HaNeshama #1 - A
- Nigun Yoshan performed by Avraham Fried on the 'Beis Chabad' website
- Chabad "Shalom Aleichem" Nigun on cello