Creator Bio
Judah Ibn Ghiyath
Late 11th to Mid-12th Century
Judah ben Isaac Ibn Ghiyath was the son of the illustrious leader of Andalusi Jewry, Isaac Ibn Ghiyath (1038–1089). Born in Lucena, Judah Ibn Ghiyath later lived in Granada, where he maintained relationships with leading Jewish poets of his day. He and Judah ha-Levi (ca. 1075–1141) corresponded by exchanging poems, often written in identical meters. About a dozen of Ibn Ghiyath’s poems survive, as well as some of the letters he sent to Judah ha-Levi.
Content by Judah Ibn Ghiyath
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The doves in the trees are moaning
The doves in the trees are moaning, as I am.
What makes your speech bitter? Is it due to my anguish?
If crying from the pain of spirit and heart can help,
then, O ye jackals and ostriches, come…