The tongue is the heart’s quill, and the melody is the soul’s quill. (הַלָּשׁוֹן הִיא קֻלְמוּס הַלֵּב וְהַנִּגּוּן הוּא קֻלְמוּס הַנֶּפֶשׁ)
The tongue is the heart’s quill, and the melody is the soul’s quill. (הַלָּשׁוֹן הִיא קֻלְמוּס הַלֵּב וְהַנִּגּוּן הוּא קֻלְמוּס הַנֶּפֶשׁ)

The tongue is the heart’s quill, and the melody is the soul’s quill.

A person expresses his thoughts in words and his emotions through music.

(Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, Baal HaTanya)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

הַלָּשׁוֹן הִיא קֻלְמוּס הַלֵּב וְהַנִּגּוּן הוּא קֻלְמוּס הַנֶּפֶשׁ

Definition (Hebrew)

הַלָּשׁוֹן מַבִּיעָה אֶת מַחְשָׁבוֹת הָאָדָם וְהַמּוּזִיקָה- אֶת רִגְשׁוֹתָיו.

(רַבִּי שְׁנֵיאוֹר זַלְמָן מִלְּאֵדִי, בַּעַל הַתַּנְיָא)

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