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Follow up to my previous question about Lubavitch kinnos.
I often see kinnos books labeled "Ashkenaz," "Sfard," etc. but are there really differences between the kinnos or are these labels referring to the davening often included in the books?
Additionally, and similarly, are there any differences between Sefardi kinnos and Ashkenazi kinnos? I would assume there are because there are almost always differences between the two kehillos.
Regarding nusach Ashkenaz and Sfard, the preface to artscroll's kinot says explicitly
Although the kinot are standard in both nusach Ashkenaz and nusach Sfard, there are minor variations among the texts. Some of these are obviously the work of Christian censors, who removed or altered stanzas, phrases or words they found offensive [...] We emphasize, however, that the variations are relatively few.
The Sefardi (Edot HaMizrach) kinnot are very different, partly because the two communities' history of persecutions differs so significantly. Wikipedia has a list of the Sefardi kinnot and there is no overlap I could see with the Ashkenazi ones. The evening service is also much longer.
Sfarddo you mean Chassidic Sfard or real Sfard? Please edit to clarify.SfardI obviously mean the Chasidic nusach. You would say Edot HaMizrach or Nusach Sefardi to mean the nusach of the Sephardic Jews. See here.