Kah Ribon

קה ריבון

Traditional, Version 1

A well known Ashkenazi melody. #1 in Neil Levin's Zemirot Anthology. But I like to call it the Yehoram Gaon Ashkenazi tune. Note that Yehoram Gaon has also recorded a sephardic melody...

Recorded and live. On the recorded version, Yehoram belts the repeated "ve'almaya" etc. really well.

 

Traditional, Version 2

#14 in Levin. He suggests that this is the best known melody in America. Provided is a recording by Simon Spiro, which was conducted by Levin himself! Around 3:52 beings a recording of Prok Yas Anach (see below), followed by Lemikdasheich Tuv, whose origin I have yet to discover.

Ari Goldwag Version

1998. This one has become very well known. Recorded and also live with Benny Friedman.

 

Carlebach

Composed by Reb Shlomo. The earliest recording I can find is from a CD released in 1998, after his passing. If you know where this recording was originally found please let me know.

He also used it for a slow Lecha Dodi melody on Shabbos in Shamayim (1997) which is very well known.

D'veykus

#11 in Levin, who suggests it was made popular by this recording on Dveykus 1. Definitely the more popular of the two D'veykus recordings. Beware that it's quite slow; if you want to sing it at your Shabbos table, commit for the long haul.

Also provided is a version on Dveykus 5. It's not so well known but also nice and also slow.

 

Toronto Pirchei

1974. Composed by Yerachiel Begun.

Modzitz

See background here. As sung by Shlomo Carlebach, but the recording is poor.

 

Parts of Kah Ribon

Prok Yas Anach

Modzitz, Imrei Shaul (Rabbi Shaul Taub)

Rebbe Shaul was walking down Rechov Yaffo in Yerushalayim towards the Kosel [Western Wall], when a car pulled up. The people got out and knowing that he composed niggunim, asked him to make up a niggun "on the spot."He then composed BOTH "Prok Yas Anach" and "Vayiten Lecha".

This melody works very well with Mimkomcha (Shabbat Shacharit Kedusha).