Ravel, Deux mélodies hébraïques - Jessye Norman

Deux mélodies hébraïques ("Two Hebrew Songs") is a composition of two traditional Hebrew melodies for voice and piano by Maurice Ravel. It was written in 1914.

The first song is a setting of the Kaddish, the second is "L'énigme éternelle" ("The Eternal Enigma").

In line with the Five Popular Greek Melodies, the Two Hebrew Melodies were composed from traditional songs (words and melody) in 1914.

The piece consists of two songs:

1. Kaddisch — Slow, a long piece in Aramaic language
2. The Eternal Riddle — Tranquillo, a short piece in Yiddish language