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-The nigun '''K'ayal Ta'arog''' was heard by the Chossid Reb Shmuel Gronem Esterman from an elderly man who was in the group of musicians by The Alter Rebbe. The Alter Rebbe would sing this nigun frequently, with great dveikus.
+The [[nigun]] '''K'Ayal Ta'arog''' ("As the hart yearns for brooks of water") was transmitted by the Chassid R' [[Shmuel Gronem Esterman]], who learned it from an elderly man who had been part of the group of singers in the court of the [[Alter Rebbe]]. The Alter Rebbe would sing this nigun frequently, with great devekus — a state of cleaving and deep attachment to G‑d.
-That elderly man was blind in his youth, and his father brought him to The Alter Rebbe to heal him. The Alter Rebbe opened the Zohar and commanded the child to read from it. At first, the child saw only blurry letters, and then The Alter Rebbe rebuked him: "Read aloud!" and his eyes were opened, and he began to read like any person. His father left his child in Liozna with The Alter Rebbe, and since the child had talent in singing and music, he was added to The Alter Rebbe's group of musicians.
+That elderly man had been blind as a child, and his father had brought him to the Alter Rebbe to be healed. The Alter Rebbe opened a [[Zohar|volume of the Zohar]] and instructed the boy to read from it. At first the child could see only blurred letters, but the Alter Rebbe rebuked him sharply: "Read aloud!" — and the boy's eyes opened, and he began to read like anyone else. His father left the child in [[Liozna]] with the Alter Rebbe, and since the boy had a gift for song and melody, he was added to the Alter Rebbe's circle of singers.
-== Words of the Nigun and Their Meaning ==
+== Lyrics and Their Meaning ==
-The nigun is composed of verses that appear in two different pesukim that, on a superficial level, have no connection between them:<blockquote>'''"K'ayal ta'arog al afikei mayim; V'hayu l'totafot bein einecha"''' — Tehillim 42:2, Devarim 6:8</blockquote>The Chossid Reb Shmuel Gronem Esterman explained the inner meaning of the nigun:
-'''K'ayal ta'arog''' - this is the concept of ratzo, the soul's attraction to Elokus.
+The nigun is built from words drawn from two separate verses that, on the surface, appear to have no connection to each other:
-'''V'hayu l'totafot''' - this is the concept of shov, drawing down Elokus below through the fulfillment of Torah and mitzvos.
+{{quote|As the hart yearns for brooks of water — and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.|Psalms 42:2; Deuteronomy 6:8}}
-This nigun is Nigun #2 in Sefer HaNigunim.
+The Chassid R' [[Shmuel Gronem Esterman]] explained the inner meaning of the nigun:
+'''K'Ayal Ta'arog''' — "As the hart yearns" — represents the concept of [[ratzo]] (longing), the soul's yearning to ascend and cleave to G‑dliness.
+'''Ve'hayu letotafot''' — "And they shall be as frontlets" — represents the concept of [[shuv]] (return), the drawing of G‑dliness downward, expressed through the fulfillment of [[Torah]] and [[mitzvos]].
+This nigun is Nigun No. 2 in [[Sefer HaNigunim]] — the official Chabad anthology of Chassidic melodies.
 == External Links ==
-* '''Nigun K'ayal Ta'arog ofThe Alter Rebbe''' - on the website Heichal Negina
+* [http://www20.chassidus.com/audio/nigun/03-10-K-Ayal-Ta-arog-from-The-Alter-Rebbe-Heichal-Neginah.htm K'Ayal Ta'arog — Alter Rebbe's version] — at the Heichal Neginah website
+* [http://old2.ih.chabad.info/php/audio.php?action=playsong&id=421 R' Elior Valner — recording]
+* [https://chabadpedia.co.il/images/0/0d/%28%D7%91%29_%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C_%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%92_%28%D7%90%D7%93%D7%94%27%27%D7%96%29.mp3 R' Dovid Horowitz — recording]
+* [https://chabad.info/video/302094/ K'Ayal Ta'arog on mandolin and guitar]
+* [http://hageula.com/news/nigunim/20309.htm K'Ayal Ta'arog — Dov Ber Belshnikov]
+* [https://sinun770.org/ניגון-כאייל-תערוג-לאדמור-הזקן-niggun-kayol-taarog-from/ Avigdor Zeitlin — recording]
+[[Category:Nigunim of the Alter Rebbe]]
+[[Category:Nigunim on Verses from Psalms]]
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