The Ibn Ezra (Koheles
5) criticizes the Piyutim of the Kalir.*
He has four main complaints
against them.
1) Most of them are Chidos
(riddles) & Mosholim (parables)
2) Instead of Loshon Hakodesh
he mixes in Loshon Hatalmud
3) He invents words & uses
improper Dikduk (poetic license)
4) They are based on
Medroshos & Agodos instead of Pshat
The Teshuvas Maharashdam (O..Ch 35) claims,
The Sephardic Paytonim
have a simpler and easier
language. Everybody can
understand the Piyut, whereas the
Ashkenazi Paytonim use
difficult words and even the
Shatz (Chazzan) doesn't
understand what he is saying.
He recommends Ashkenazim to
switch to Nusach Sefard,
which is a superior
Nusach. He claims "Al Titosh Toras
Imecha is only applicable
when there is a small Issur involved
and not for changing a
Nusach Hatefilah.
The Chasam Sofer (Hagohos
O.Ch.68) writes that "the Mahrashdam
wasn't aware of the Magen
Avraham (68) who writes. you are
not allowed to change the Nusach Hatefilah because
there are 12 gates in heaven,
one for each Shevet. Each one
has his own Minhag. The
Yerushalmi says, they are all equal
you should not change from
the Minhag of your fathers."
Had the Maharshdam been aware
of this M.A., he wouldn't
have written what he
wrote".
* Shabbos Zachor
Piyut of the Kalir starts
with
אָץ קוֹצֵץ בֶּן קוֹצֵץ / קְצוּצַי לְקַצֵּץ
בְּדִבּוּר מְפוֹצֵץ / רְצוּצַי לְרוצץ
לֵץ בְּבוֹאוֹ לְלוֹצֵץ /פֻּלַּץ וְנִתְלוֹצֵץ
כְּעָץ מְחַצְּצִים לְחַצֵּץ / כְּנֵץ עַל יוֹנָה לְנַצֵּץ
Translation
אָץ- He rushed
קוֹצֵץ בֶּן קוֹצֵץ - The clipper* son
of the clipper (רשע בן רשע)
קְצוּצַי לְקַצֵּץ - The clipped to clip (Bnei
Yisroel - the harmed to harm)
בְּדִבּוּר מְפוֹצֵץ - with slander
רְצוּצַי לְרוֹצֵץ - The crushed to crush
(Bnei Yisroel)
לֵץ בְּבוֹאוֹ לְלוֹצֵץ - When the רשע came
to do evil
פֻּלַּץ וְנִתְלוֹצֵץ - The evil turned back
against him
כְּעָץ **מְחַצְּצִים לְחַצֵּץ - for wanting to
shoot arrows on Bnei Yisroel
כְּנֵץ עַל יוֹנָה לְנַצֵּץ -
and wanting to devour like a hawk the dove
*בדרך צחות barber
על פי שירת דבורה**
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