Hodu: Jewish Rhythms from Baghdad to India

1. Tzur Mishelo

Tzur mi-shelo akhalnu bar’khu emunai
sava’nu v’hotarnu ki-d’var Adonai

Hazan et olamo, ro’enu avinu
Akhalnu mi-lakhmo u-mi-yeno shatinu
al ken nodeh li-sh’mo u-n’hallelo b’finu
Amarnu v’aninu ein kadosh k’Adonai

B’shir v’kol todah nevarekh l’Eloheinu
Al eretz hemdah tovah she-hinhil l’avoteinu
U-mazon v’tzedah his’biah l’nafsheinu
Hasdo gavar aleinu v’emet Adonai

Rahem b’hasdekha al am’kha Tzureinu
Al Tziyon mishkan k’vodekha z’vul beit tifarteinu
U-ven David avdekha yavo v’yig’aleinu
Ruah apeinu m’shiah Adonai

Yibaneh ha-mikdash ir Tziyon t’maleh
V’sham nashir shir hadash u-vir’nanah sham na’aleh
Ha-rahaman ha-nik’dash yit’barakh v’yit’aleh
Al kos yayin maleh k’virkat Adonai

2. Yigdal

Yigdal Elohim hai v’yishtabah
Nimtza v’ein et el m’tzi’uto

Ehad v’ein yahid k’yihudo
Ne’elam v’gam ein sof l’ahduto

Ein lo d’mut ha-guf v’einu guf
Lo na’arokh elav k’dushato

Kadmon l’khol davar asher nivra
Rishon v’ein reshit l’reshito

Hino adon olam l’khol notzar
Yoreh g’dulato u-mal’khuto

Shefa n’vu’ato n’tano el
Anshei s’gulato v’tif’arto...

Lo yahalif ha-el v’lo yamir
dato l’olamim l’zulato

Tzofeh v’yodeah s’tareinu
Mabit l’sof davar b’kadmuto...

Eleh sh’losh esreh l’ikkarim
Hen hem y’sod dat El v’torato

Torat Moshe emet u-n’vu’ato
Barukh adei ad shem t’hilato

3. Eshet Hayyil

Eshet hayyil mi yimtza, v’rahok mi-p’ninim mikhrah
Batah bah lev ba’alah, v’shalal lo yehsar
Gemalat’hu tov v’lo ra, kol y’mei hayehah....
Oz v’hadar l’vushah, vatis’hak l’yom aharon
pihah pat’hah b’hokhmah, v’torat hesed al l’shonah
Tzofiyah halikhot beitah, v’lehem atzlut lo tokhel
Kamu vanehah va-y’ash’ruhah, ba’alah va-y’halelah
Rabot banot asu hayyil, v’at alit al kulanah
sheker ha-hen v’hevel ha-yofi, ishah yir’at Adonai hi tit’halal
T’nu la mi-pri yadehah, viy’haleluhah ba-she’arim ma’asehah


4. L’khah Dodi

L’khah dodi likrat kallah p’nei Shabbat n’kab’lah

Shamor v’zakhor b’dibbur ehad, hishmi’anu El ha-meyuhad
Adonai ehad u-sh’mo ehad, l’shem u-l’tiferet v’lit’hilah

Mikdash melekh ir m’lukhah, kumi tze’i mi-tokh ha-hafekhah
Rav lakh shevet b’emek ha-bakha, v’hu yah’mol alayikh hemlah

Hitna’ari me-afar kumi, liv’shi bigdei tifartekh ami
Al yad ben yishai beit ha-lahmi korvah el nafshi g’alah

Hit’or’ri, hit’or’ri, ki va orekh kumi ori
Uri, uri, shir daberi, k’vod Adonai alayikh niglah

Bo’i v’shalom ateret ba’alah, gam b’simhah b’rinah u-v’tzaholah
Tokh emunei am s’gulah, bo’i khallah, bo’i khallah
Tokh emunei am s’gulah, Bo’i khallah
Shabbat m’nuhah, Shabbat malketa

5. D’ror Yikra
Pronunciation reflects the Arabic-influenced “waw” and “bet” instead of “vav” and vet,
guttural gimel, ‘ayin and kof, and softer tzadi and het.

D’ror yikra l’ben ‘im bat
w’yintzorkhem k’mo babat
ne’im shimkhem w’lo yushbat
sh’bu nuhu b’yom Shabbat

D’rosh nawi w’ulami, w’ot yesha’ ‘aseh ‘imi
neta’ soreq b’tokh karmi
she’eh shaw’at benei ‘ami

Elohim ten ba-midbar har
hadas shitah b’rosh tidhar
we-lamaz’hir we-lanizhar
Sh’lomim ten k’mei nahar

6. Havdalah Medley

Ha-mavdil ben kodesh l’hol, hatoteinu yim’hol
zar’einu v’khaspeinu yarbeh ka-hol, ka-kokhavim ba-lailah

B’motza’ei yom m’nuhah, hamtzi l’amkha r’vahah
Sh’lah Tishbi l’ne’enahah, v’nasu yagon va’anahah

K’ra yesha l’am n’davah, el dagul me-r’vavah
Yehi ha-shavua ha-ba lishu’a v’lir’vahah

Hadesh s’soni El na v’havi, et Eliyahu ha-navi
Ametz v’hazek rif’yon yadi, barekh m’lakhti v’khol ma’avadi
Go’ali z’khor onyi u-m’rudi, d’varkha ha-tov hakem l’od’di
Haretz u’shlakh v’samah l’vavi, et Eliahu ha-navi

Agil v’esmah bil’vavi, biroti ki kh’lavi
tariv rivi, u’l’Tziyon go’el tavi, ish tzemah tatz’miah
Eliahu, Eliahu, Eliahu ha-navi, u-melekh ha-mashiah

Lakhen b’li pahad, tipol eimah va-fahad
levav yif’had, kol lev yif’had, b’et ya’aleh goy ehad
v’orhotav yatzliah

Ronu kol ov’rei orah, ki hinei ra’anan ezrah
oro zarah, oro zarah, kaneh kaftor va-ferah,
al har Tziyon yafri’ah

7. Hon Tahon

Hon tahon al vanekha l’kha shavim
u-v’fahad l’fanekha nitzavim
y’re’im et yikar’u la-din ki al ken ba’u nikhavim

Zakhor tizkor rahamim, yom ha-din
Hafer ka’as u-z’amim et tadin
li-re’ekha u-l’hoshvei sh’mekha hemah yoshvei al midin

Karev li sh’nat go’el u-f’deini
al mei m’nuhot ha-El tan’heini
U-z’khor li z’khut ish tam al libekha ka-hotam simeini