The Rooster says: "When the Holy One, blessed be He, comes to the righteous in the Garden of Eden, all the trees of the Garden of Eden exude their fragrance, and they rejoice and praise, and then He too is aroused and praises." (Zohar, Vayakhel, 195)
Perek Shira lingers over the rooster; it will add seven more verses for each of its seven calls.
In the Mishnah (and subsequently in the siddur) one says this blessing upon hearing the cock crow: "Blessed is the One who gives the rooster understanding to distinguish between day and night." In quoting the Zohar, Perek Shira ascribes to the rooster a comparable sensitivity to change and arousal in the spiritual realm.
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