Diwan

The word diwan (Hebrew דיוואן), originally Persian, can mean any collection of songs or poetry. It often means a collection of poems by a single author.

Among Yemenite Jews, "The Diwan" invariably refers to a semi-sacred collection of poems and songs compiled and mostly or entirely written by Rabbi Shalom Shabazi, 1619–1720, who was known as the "Poet of Yemen". See the references for links to further information on Shabazi.

Dances that are done to music whose lyrics are drawn from the Diwan are collected on this page.

Moshiko has created a dance Diwan, for which he wrote the music and lyrics.

References

Wikipedia on Shalom Shabazi
Hebrew Wikipedia on Shabazi

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  Title page
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  Page 210, with lyrics to Moshiko's partner dance Asal
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  Page 500, with lyrics to Sapari, Sapri Tama, HaReshut, etc.