Ayyalath Hen
Jewish liturgical poem
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"Ayyalath Hen" (Hebrew: אַיֶּלֶת חֵן, romanized: ʾAyyālaṯ Ḥēn, lit. 'A Graceful Doe') is a Hebrew Jewish piyyut (liturgical poem) written by Rabbi Shalom Shabazi.[1][2][3] It is sung by Yemenite Jewish communities to grooms during the Sheva Brachot.[4]
The piyyut is an acrostic, spelling the author's name (Hebrew: אלשבזי משתא, romanized: Al-Shabazi Mashta).
Popular culture
Ayyalath Hen was sung by Ofra Haza on her 1984 album Yemenite Songs and by Zion Golan[5] in 1995.