A poem in the handwriting of the poet Zelda - One of the most prolific and influential artists of recent generations. The song, shrouded in mystery, in which Zelda writes about the End of the humans, joy and sadness, hope, and about her own feelings of loneliness. It was never published on any platform, and was not printed in the publications of the poet's poetry that came in print.
The original lyrics appear in the Hebrew section.
"If only the people knew
the moment they die
Their joy and their sadness, to where
The voice will come to a hungry soul
from an depth, to revive a wretch
Magic surrounds me I was left alone
no man no human
Spirit and voice, where are you?"
The Poet Zelda (Sheina Zelda Schneerson-Mishkovsky 1914-1984): Born in the city of Yekaterinoslav in the Russian Empire to an important family of Chabad rebbe. Her father was a descendant of the "Tzemach Tzedek" Rebbe of Chabad, and the brother of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, the father of the seventh and last Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Zelda grew up in a Chabad environment and over the years maintained close contact with her cousin. It is known about several letters that Zelda received from the Rebbe.
On May 17, 1925, when Zelda was 11, she immigrated to Eretz Israel with her family and settled in Jerusalem. according to what she told, childhood years in Jerusalem were dismal. In Jerusalem she taught in the "Ruhama" and "Hevrat HaYeled" schools.
In 1950, she married Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Mishkovsky, the son of Rabbi Hezekiah Yosef Mishkovsky and the grandson of Rabbi Yitzchak Blazer (Rabbi Izaleh'), one of the leaders of the Mussar movement. Her husband was a graduate of the Hebron Yeshiva. The couple was childless. The two lived in Jerusalem, in a modest apartment in the Kerem Avraham neighborhood - in the old stone house, about which she wrote a number of poems. After a long illness, her husband died (on the 22nd of Nisan, 1970). In 1976 Zelda moved to "Haklir" Street, in the "Sha'arey Chesed" neighborhood of the city.
She wrote her first poem when she was 8, still in Russia. In the early years after immigrating to Eretz Israel, Zelda's poems began to be published little by little on various stages, such as in literary sections of newspapers in Israel. She used to recite to her guests songs from her memory. It was only when she was 53 years old, after 35 years of Creation, that her first collection of poems, "Pnai" (published by Kibbutz Hameuchad) was published as a meteor, and immediately gained unprecedented public sympathy and interest, giving Zelda a status of honor among composers and lovers of Hebrew poetry. This collects poetry has been printed in 14 editions and thousands of copies. Her book "Songs of Zelda", which came out about a year after her death, and collected all her poems, sold more than 20,000 copies, and is considered one of the best-selling books of poetry. In addition to the six volumes of poetry published during her lifetime, Zelda published on various literary platforms.
Zelda was characterized by openness to the wider world. Her home was open to lovers of Hebrew literature for generations, to young people who came to take an interest in her work, including many Religious as secular friends. Her house has become a center not only for lovers of poetry, but also for many who came to enjoy from her noble personality. Zelda died in Jerusalem in 1984.
Singer Hava Alberstein sang some of Zelda's songs, including "Everybody Has a Name" to the tune of Hanan Yovel and other songs composed by Shefi Yishai. Singer Shuli Natan composed and sang some of her songs, including "Black Rose", "I Cried All Night" and "Don't Throw Me Ahead". The author Amos Oz admirably describes in his autobiographical book "A Tale of Love and Darkness" his relationship with Zelda, who was his elementary school teacher. Zelda greatly influenced him, and even sent him to visit his cousin Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in New York. Many books and studies have been written about Zelda's work, and interest in her character and poetry has intensified over the years. In 2014, a book of her poems and paintings was published called "Bird of Magic", and an important documentary called "Zelda, a Simple Woman" ("The Hebrews" series, directed by Yair Kedar, 2015) - see here
[1] leaf. 8 writing lines. Very good condition.
