A Hebrew Medley (video): Ayts Chaim/Hashivenu

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October 5, 2009

Here’s a simple Hebrew medley I want to teach the King’s Court Choir at CPC. I recorded a quick video with my guitar—actually, with my daughter’s cheapo short-neck—so they can hear how the song goes.

The lyrics are from Proverbs 3:17-18 and Lamentations 5:21:

עִבְרִית Transliteration English

עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא
 ×œÖ·×žÖ·Ö¼×—ֲזִיקִים בָּהּ
וְֽתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃
דְרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם
וְֽכָל־נְתִיבֹותֶיהָ שָׁלֹֽום׃

הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ יְהוָה אֵלֶיךָ
 ×•× ×©Ö¶×‚וב
חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶֽדֶם׃

Éts-chaim hi
 lamachaziqim bah
V’tomcheha meushar
D’racheha darchéy-noam
V’chal-nativoteha shalom.

Hashivénu Adonai élecha
 v’nashuva
Khadésh yaméynu k’qedem

It is a tree of life
 to those who take hold of it,
And happy are those who support it.
Its ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all its paths are peace.

Turn us to you, O Lord,
 and let us return.
Renew our days as of old.

-TimK

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