The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing is come, and the voice of the turtle (dove) is heard through the land.                   — Song of Songs 2:12   The turtle is actually a turtledove — the symbol of exile, the harbinger of spring and of peace. It is familiar to English speakers from the King James Bible, where the Hebrew word tor (Song of Songs ) translates as "turtle dove." Whether a mistranslation or, simply the poetic form of the word, the "turtle" is able to encompass a vast array of images. Voice of the Turtle's logo, an ancient lyre with the shell of a tortoise as its resonating box, is decorated with the Star of David and the Arabic crescent, both ancient symbols. The juxtaposition evokes a significant part of Sephardic history.