Baym bentshn likht (1974) is tenderly dedicated to the memory of Weiner’s two mothers, Gisse-Malke and Khassia. The murmured chant suffused with Yiddish melos is enveloped by a texture of slow-moving chords that dissolve into a quiet stream of melody at the end of each strophe. The suspended chords create an aura of stillness, remoteness, and mystery, astutely and graphically evoking the image of the lighting of the Sabbath candles with the corresponding benediction. The touching melancholy of the song, a mixture of hope, regret, and reminiscence—suggested by the hot tears of the weeping candles—is conveyed with inconspicuous, assured mastery.