[Avodah] mi ban siach

[Gershon Dubin]

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From: Micha Berger micha at aishdas.org

<<I dunno, I don't think I ever attended a wedding where "Mi Bon Siach" was
/not/ sung.>>
I THINK the Sefardi (Syrian) weddings don't, hence my phrasing.

<<The words are based on Shir haShirim Rabba 2:4 and part of a longer piut
found in Machzor Vitri.>>
Did you see it in the MV?  The source I quoted IIRC couldn't find it.
<<   The One Who knows the speech of a rose among thorns
   the love of a bride and the joy of lovers
   He will bless the groom and the bride.>>
According to the Midrash cited, it is the mesader kiddushin (or other people who say the sheva berachos) who are intended.  Not the RBSh"O.  Hence the lack of satisfaction.  And what's with this ahavas kallah stuff?  It would be banned if someone wrote it today.
IOW, I disagree with your interpretation but have no better, satisfying one, which is where I came in (to use another would-be-banned-if-"they"-knew-its-origin).
Gershon
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