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Lekhah Dodi
02:59
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From Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat prayer services
Lekhah dodi likrat kallah, p’nei Shabbat n’kabbelah! (x2)
Shamor v’zakhor b’dibbur echad,
Hishmi’anu Eil ha-m’yuchad.
Adonai echad u-sh’mo echad;
L’shem ul’tiferet v’lit’hilah.
Lekhah dodi likrat kallah, p’nei Shabbat n’kabbelah! (x2)
Likrat Shabbat l’khu v’nelkhah,
Ki hi m’kor ha-b’rakhah.
Me-rosh mi-kedem n’sukhah;
Sof ma’aseh b’mach’shavah t’chilah.
Lekhah dodi likrat kallah, p’nei Shabbat n’kabbelah! (x2)
Translation:
Come, my Beloved, to greet the bride, let us welcome the presence of Shabbat!
“Observe” and “remember” in a single utterance
The one unified God caused us to hear.
The Eternal is One and Their name is One
For renown, for glory, and for praise.
Come, let us go forth to greet Shabbat
For she is the source of blessing.
From the very beginning, before time, she was honored:
Last to be created but first in the imagination of the Creator.
Translation edited and adapted by Louis Polisson and Gabriella Feingold from Learn Hebrew Pod
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2. |
Belong to the Rain
03:48
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I belong to the rain
I belong to the flood
It washes me clean
Of all I have been and will become
Take me here
Take me whole
Take me heart, body, and soul
And return me once again
I belong to the rain.
I belong to the moon
I belong to the tide
It pulls from my depths
The secrets I’ve swept away
From pride
Take me here...
...I belong to the moon.
I belong to the air
I belong to the trees
They give my roots
Anchor me to truth
And set me free
Take me here...
...I belong to the air.
I belong to the earth
I belong to the soil
Laboring hard
The work brings me tears and
Brings me joy
Take me here...
...I belong to the earth.
I belong to the rain
I belong to the flood
It washes me clean
Of all I have been and will become
Take me here...
...I belong to the rain.
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3. |
Poppi's Nigun
04:50
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(wordless)
Yai na nai nai nai nai nah nai
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4. |
Worth
02:35
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(Chorus)
I declare my own worth
I will yell
I will cry
Till you hear when I say
I am here - all of me -
Here to stay.
Flags raised up, bridges burned
Full of song, marching on
As time goes by they will learn
A new day has come and it’s our turn.
(Chorus)
Oh our story will be told
How we came, how we stood
Stood our ground, claimed this fight
Took hold of what was wrong and made it right
And hand in hand sang into the night
(Chorus x2)
I am here - all of me - here to stay. (x2)
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5. |
Fourth Floor Nigun
04:08
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(wordless)
Yai ba bai bai bai boi boi boi
Yai ba bai bai bai boi boi boi
Yai ba bai bai bai boi boi boi
Bai bai baiba bai bai boi boi
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6. |
Slow Down, Love
02:55
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Slow down, love.
It’s alright, love.
Let it all wait for another day.
You’ve got time, love.
Give it time, love.
Let your bones hold you together.
You’re an ocean
Time is waves.
Another will be passing through.
You can sit here
Until tomorrow
Let all the fixing wait for you.
Give yourself time.
Give yourself room.
Let things be messy.
Let life be true.
One step at a time
One foot then another
This breath, then another
Then another.
Slow down, love.
It’s alright, love.
Let it all wait for another day.
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7. |
Ilu Finu
04:00
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From Saturday morning Shabbat services
Ilu finu malei shira ka-yam (x2)
Ulshoneinu rinah
Ka-hamon galav
Ein anachnu maspikim l’hodot lekha (x2)
Al achat mei-elef alfei alafim
Translation:
Were our mouths as full of song as the sea
And our tongues singing joyously like the multitude of its’ waves
We would still not have enough to thank You
For even one of the hundreds of thousands of moments of kindness with which You have blessed us.
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8. |
Lead Me Home
04:48
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(Chorus)
Hold my hand, my friend
Walk with me through the cold
I’m stepping out again
Into the wilderness
I hope you will lead me home
Ooh I know you will lead me home.
I’m facing unknown
I’m stepping in
I’m seeking the bravery
Under my skin
I might fall down
I might cave in
Calling the bravery
That sleeps within
(Chorus)
Though I am scared
Though I am tired
You give me the strength to try
To dance in the fire
Hand to heart
Heart in hand
You help me believe I will
You show me I can
Ooh ooh ooh
(Chorus)
Though I am scared
Though I am tired
You give me the strength to try
To dance in the fire
Hand to heart
Heart in hand
You help me believe I will
You show me I can
Ooh ooh ooh
(Chorus)
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From Saturday night Havdalah services
(wordless) Lai lai lai
Hineh eil yeshu’ati evtach ve lo efchad
Ki ozi ve-zimrat Yah Adonai, vay’hi li lishu’ah
Ush’avtem mayim b’sason mi-ma’ay’nei ha-y’shu’ah
LAdonai ha-y’shu’ah al am’kha virkhatekha selah
Adonai tz’va’ot imanu misgav lanu Elohei Ya’akov, selah
Adonai tz’va’ot, ashrei adam botei’ach bakh
Adonai hoshi’ah, ha-melekh ya’aneinu v’yom koreinu
La-y’hudim hay’tah orah v’simchah v’sason viykar kein tih’yeh lanu (x2)
Kos y’shu’ot esa, u-v’shem Adonai ekra
(wordless) Lai lai lai
Translation:
Behold, God is my deliverance; I am trusting and unafraid.
For Yah Eternal is my strength and my might, and has become my deliverance.
With joy shall you draw water from the wells of deliverance.
Deliverance is; may Your blessing be upon Your people.
The Eternal of all forces is with us; the God of Jacob is a fortress for us.
Eternal One of all forces, fortunate is the one who trusts in You.
Eternal One, save us; may the Sovereign answer us when we call.
For the Jews there was light and happiness, joy and honor; so may it be for us.
I will raise the cup of deliverance and call upon the name of the Divine.
Translation edited and adapted by Louis Polisson from B’nai Jeshurun of New York City and from the L’chu N’ran’nah - Let Us Sing bencher edited by Barry Dov Walfish, Ben Dreyfus, Mark Frydenburg, and Aviva Richman.
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10. |
Mother Earth
02:57
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Mmmmm
Mmmmm
(Chorus)
Mother Earth, she will hold my weight
Shed her tears for me when it rains
Mother Earth, she will hold my weight
Pull me close when I need her strength
Mmmm
Sky, water, body, ground
Pulse with life
One voice, no sound
Resting soft
Breathing deep
The wind will carry me into sleep
(Chorus)
Let my back, my legs, my skin
Sink into her, sink into her
Let my back, my legs, my skin
Sink into her to rest
Let my back, my legs, my skin
Sink into you, sink into you
Let my back, my legs, my skin
Sink into you to rest
(Chorus)
Mother Earth, will you hold my weight
Shed your tears for me when it rains
Mother Earth, will you hold my weight
Pull me close when I need your strength
(x2)
Mmmm
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Louis & Gabriella Wayland, Massachusetts
Louis & Gabriella are a married duo who compose original Jewish and spiritual folk music. Together, they bring you As Full of Song as the Sea, hoping to provide new and wider avenues for Jewish and spiritual experience.
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