The Interactive Database of Jewish Song
Home
About
All Songs
Add A Song
Add Song Information
Enter in the details of the song below.
Category
---------
America
Cabaret
Celebration
Dances
Dixieland
Family
--- Children
--- Family
--- Familysongs
--- Lullabies
--- Wedding
Holiday
--- Hannukkah
--- High_Holidays
--- Holiday
--- Pesakh
--- Purim
--- Shabes
--- Shavuot
--- SimkhatTora
--- Tu_Bishvat
Holocaust
Humorous
Israeli
--- Contemporary
--- Israeli bands
--- Israeli female singers
--- Israeli male singers
--- Mizrachi
--- Old Favorites
--- Patriotic
--- Pioneer songs
--- Pop
Liturgy
Love
Marriage
Miscellaneous
--- Hassidic
--- Israeli
--- Miscellaneous
Music
Nostalgical
Novelty
Parodies
Rebbe
Socialist
Themes
--- Dancing
--- Drinking
--- Faith
--- Food
--- Singing
--- Suffering
Translated Songs
Vaudeville
Work
Yiddish Theater
Original language
Title
Composer
Lyricist
Original lyrics
<B style="color:black;background-color:#A0FFFF">Adon </B><B style="color:black;background-color:#99ff99">olam</B>, asher malach Beterem kol yetsir nivra, Le'eit na'asa vecheftso kol, Azai melech shemo nikra. Ve'acharei kichlot hakol, Levado yimloch nora, Vehu haya vehu hoveh, Vehu yihiyeh betifara. Vehu echad, ve'ein sheini Lehamshil lo, lehachbira, Beli reishit, beli tachlit, Velo haoz vehamisra. Vehu Eili, vechai goali, Vetsur chevli be'eit tsara, Vehu nisi umanos li, Menat kosi beyom ekra. Beyado afkid ruchi, Be'eit ishan ve'a'ira, Ve'im ruchi geviati: Adonai li, velo ira.
Translated lyrics
Master of the World who was king, before any form was created. At the time when He made all through His will, then His name was called 'King'. And after all is gone, He, the Awesome One, will reign alone. And He was, and He is, and He will be in splendor. And He is One, and there is no second, to compare to Him or be His equal. Without beginning, without end, to Him is the power and rulership. And He is my God and my living Redeemer, and the Rock of my fate in times of distress. He is my banner and He is a refuge for me, my portion on the day I cry out, In His hand I entrust my spirit, when I sleep and when I wake. And my soul shall remain with my body, HaShem is with me and I am not afraid.
Notes
This is a poem most often attributed to Rabbi Shlomo ibn Gabirol, the great poet of 11th-Century Spain. These words have probably been sung to thousands different melodies. Here's an amusing web page that lists the surprising range of songs these lyrics could fit: http://www.rahul.net /figmo/Olamni/.
Your Name
We won't show this to anyone.
Your Email
This is private too.
