Illuminated lyrics

24. Poetry, Art, Stories
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Kirtanman :slight_smile:
I’m really happy that you like it!

Yes, it’s really wonderful and thank God for that!! :smiley:
Thanks,
About anglicized lyrics, I don’t know if they exist somewhere, but if you want I’ld be glad to make it for you, It would be pretty easy for me :slight_smile:
It looks like for me that the whole of humanity is heading more and more towards the Light (spirituality becoming mainstream all over the world, almost in every country, am I wrong?), those are pretty exciting times…
Love and Light,
Ahava ve Or,
Peace
:slight_smile:
Yonatan
PS. Elohim is the name all hebrew people use for God so it shows up a lot here in many hebrew songs, and in the every-day language constantly, though the religious people pronounce it elokim, not to pronounce god’s name (out of awe and respect for the holy name).
Here is a funny story- when I had Bible class in school when I was young, it was my turn to read from the bible, and I didn’t know and read God’s name as I saw it, written YHVH, or Jehovah. everyone was quiet and the teacher said “no no, you say “Adonai”” (my lord), so from then on I’ve been cringingly careful to say it right… :slight_smile:

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Hi Yonatan,
I certainly don’t want to “hijack” this thread from sticking w/Illuminated Lyrics (saying that to myself primarily; I just want to stick the to “spirit” of this thread, which seems to be to stay focused on the Illuminated Lyrics themselves.
If you could maybe re-post with both Hebrew & English lyrics … that’d be great! There are a few posts around the forum of songs like that in Sanskrit & English - I’m not sure what other languages, if any, may be represented - but especially with (so-called - accurately, in my opinion) sacred/conscious languages such as Sanskrit and Hebrew (and there are a few others; not sure I know of them all; Arabic comes to mind) – it’s cool/interesting to get the “flow and vibe” (and in the experience of some, the inherent power) of lyrics, chants, prayers, mantras in their original sacred languages.
And yes, I agree: the world is getting more conscious/spiritual rapidly - look @ Kabbalah – outside of Judaism, it was obscure; inside of Judaism, I think it was pretty obscure, too! :sunglasses: And now, thanks to Madonna (a far more serious Kabbalah student than many people give her credit for - more on that some other time), Matisyahu, the “good people” (Rav Laitman & Team) who started kabbalah.info (see Yogic Judaism thread for link), etc. - it’s opening up, big-time - to everyone.
Paths like Kabbalah, Gnostic Christian Kabbalah, Kashmir Shaivism, etc. make it clear that you don’t have to be Jewish, or Christian, or Hindu in the traditional sense - to participate in spiritual truth.
Wisdom traditions are for all.
Wisdom songs, too!
There truly are a lot of inspiring lyrics/songs/music, etc. out there … and more every day!
And yes, there’s a lot of darkness and turmoil and suffering to be sure - the intensity of both the Light and the Darkness - the Other Side of the coin, as it were, are increasing — much like puberty - it’s a time of discomfort, confusion, excepted and unexpected change … but ultimately, it’s part of a growth and maturation that’s as inherent as puberty is for human body-minds.
Humanity is waking up.
In a joyous, intense, sometimes confusion-filled, sometimes anguish-filled, glorious tidal wave of divine global bhakti that doesn’t seem so divine at all in certain moments to those still suffering … but …
Humanity is waking up.
And we’re singing!
:grin:
ShalAUM AUM Shanti,
Kirtanman
PS- I was just reading last night about Kabbalah’s teaching about the name of Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) - it’s a combination of the words for “Awe” and Perfection/Completeness … the Wonder-Filled, Wonder-Full Awareness of being the LIGHT! As Matusyahu sings (in his song, Jerusalem: “It’s not about the land or the sea / not the country but the dwelling of his majesty”.

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Hi Kirtanman,
Here are the Hebrew lyrics:
http://www.mp3music.co.il/lyrics/4029.html
And here are the anglicized lyrics:
Elohim natan lecha bematana
Davar gadol, davar nifla
Elohim natan lecha bematana
Et hachaiym al pney ha’adama
Natan lecha et halaila vehayom
Ahava tikva vechalom
Kaiytz, choref, stav, aviv
Neshama tova lehabit saviv
Natan lecha sadot yerukim
Prachim ve’etzim melavlevim
Neharot, nechalim veyamim
Shamaiym, yareach, kochavim
Elohim natan lecha bematana
Davar gadol, davar nifla
Elohim natan lecha bematana
Et hachaiym al pney ha’adama
Natan lecha chagim veshabatot
Israel eretz ha’avot
Yadaiym verosh lehagshim chalomot
Natan lecha et kol haniflaot
Natan lecha dvarim kol kach yafim
Lehavi laolam yeladim
Leha’azin leshirim lir’ot tzvaim
Ho, ma rabu ma’aseicha Elokim
Elohim, ten li rak od matana
Matana ktana ach nifla’a
Elohim, ten li rak od matana
Et hashalom al pneiy ha’adama
:slight_smile:
Amen,
Enjoy,
Love,
Yonatan

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Thanks, Yonatan! Very cool; much appreciated!

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Thanks, Yonatan! Very cool; much appreciated!
By the way … what’s the actual anglicized Hebrew title of the song? (<- so I can “Google around” for different versions, and such).
ShalAUM,
Kirtanman

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Hi Kirtanman,
You welcome :slight_smile:
The anglicised title is the same as the fist line: “elohim natan lecha bematana”
I did a google search with it and there are some results.
Also, if you do a google search on “Hebrew Kirtan” there are some results that I think you may like… :slight_smile:
Have a good day,
Yonatan

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This is the song.Touched deeply my soul.

HALLELUJAH (VARIOUS POSITIONS) Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name But if I did, well really, what's it to you? There's a blaze of light In every word It doesn't matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though It all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah MR.Leonard Cohen
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Thank You miguel, tears
great lyrics…

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Thanks to you Yonatan, for sharing with us the inner light inside you here in ayp forums.
God bless you :slight_smile:

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IF IT BE YOUR WILL (VARIOUS POSITIONS) If it be your will That I speak no more And my voice be still As it was before I will speak no more I shall abide until I am spoken for If it be your will If it be your will That a voice be true From this broken hill I will sing to you From this broken hill All your praises they shall ring If it be your will To let me sing From this broken hill All your praises they shall ring If it be your will To let me sing If it be your will If there is a choice Let the rivers fill Let the hills rejoice Let your mercy spill On all these burning hearts in hell If it be your will To make us well And draw us near And bind us tight All your children here In their rags of light In our rags of light All dressed to kill And end this night If it be your will If it be your will. Leonard Cohen.
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This is without a doubt, an iluminated lyric.One of the best lyrics i have ever seen.Reminds me starway to heaven lyrics from l.zeppelin

SUZANNE Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night beside her And you know that she's half crazy But that's why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and oranges That come all the way from China And just when you mean to tell her That you have no love to give her Then she gets you on her wavelength And she lets the river answer That you've always been her lover And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you know that she will trust you For you've touched her perfect body with your mind. And Jesus was a sailor When he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching From his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him He said "All men will be sailors then Until the sea shall free them" But he himself was broken Long before the sky would open Forsaken, almost human He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone And you want to travel with him And you want to travel blind And you think maybe you'll trust him For he's touched your perfect body with his mind. Now Suzanne takes your hand And she leads you to the river She is wearing rags and feathers From Salvation Army counters And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look Among the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever While Suzanne holds the mirror And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you know that you can trust her For she's touched your perfect body with her mind. Leonard Cohen
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Hi,
Here is a song by Israeli singer/songwriter Yoni Rechter.
It’s really nice… :slight_smile:
It’s called “A Happy Prophetic Cosmic Song”
Here are the translated lyrics:
Like a cloud pillar, you will go in front of the herd,
You’ll understand everything, know, you won’t say one word,
Like a pillar of smoke you’ll disappear inside the room,
Something inside you will tell you “continue on your path”.
Like the Milky Way that crosses the sky,
You go straight, don’t pay attention to the stars,
that shine to blind the eyes,
Something inside you will tell you “continue on your path”.
Ho, go straight,
Go alone,
Don’t be afraid.
Don’t get mad,
Go innocent,
Go One.
Like the wild goose that passes in the evening sky,
he flies in the head of the arrow, and doesn’t get deterred from the distance
and instinct shows and creates his way
Something inside you will tell you “continue on your path”.
Like Bridgette Bardo that understood the way,
left behind the good and the bad,
and on the going ons she watches from the balcony,
Something inside you will tell you “Stop”.
Without intending, let yourself walk,
all the calculations will end by themselves,
Like the tree the comes back to life from Fall,
Something inside you will tell you “continue”.
Ho, go straight…
Here is a link to the song (Youtube):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWGJ6mqHu8
Yoni is the one on the keyboard
Love,
Yonatan

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Just discovered this artist happened to be Swedish… :grin: Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71zWukE7dn0
I won’t breathe you now, I won’t let you take me down
To your underworld, to your underworld,
I will follow thee, rising bubbles to the sky
Like a melody, like a melody…
I will never be alone, this could be my other home
Chorus:
I will never be afraid again, hold your breath then count to ten
Stay for silence, stay for when I will never be afraid again
No I’ll never be afraid, close your eyes and count to ten
Stay for silence, stay for when I will never be afraid again
It’s a sudden change, from the surface to below
It’s a different town, but you’ve got underground
You used to SOS, when you know you gonna drown
Try to stay alive, surrender to survive…
I will never be alone, this could be my other home
Chorus…
Bridge:
Find a light above the sea (oh no) , cross your heart and follow me
Imagine how it all could end, imagine how it all could be

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Hi guys :slight_smile:
I’m here with another hebrew song, by a Hasidic Jew (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassid) named Shuli Rand. The Hasidim believe that one should worship god not just by reading the Bible and saying written prayers and doing the rituals, but doing it with a full heart, full of feelings, and worship every day with a heart and with the simple actions in life, I think like the Bhakti Yogis, or maybe also as in Karma Yoga… I think it’s very beautiful.
So here is the song, it has words that for me generate Tons of Bhakti and Love for God :slight_smile:
It’s called: What’s the Purpose :slight_smile:
Translation:
What’s the purpose of this pain
If not to shake my heart
That fell asleep
And for a long time had not skipped a beat
Why did this infamy come
Just to shatter in me the imagining
That I can do it all
It’s comfortable to forgive, it’s comfortable to pardon
What did this fall want
Just to wake me up again to prayer
To the red sky
That it will change into mercy for me
Mercy
Mercy
Heart of the World, do you hear?
Suddenly I am afraid.
In faith I know, know
That you wouldn’t ignore a poor man’s prayer
That you wouldn’t ignore a poor man’s prayer
How nice is this pain
As it reminds me who is the turner
Who starts, conducts and brings
Who all this
Brought on me with Love
Good and beautiful this bend is,
That breaks my body just a little more
This body that is never satisfied
For I have crawled in its honor to the edge
What does this blow want
Just to birth from me a yell
To the red sky
That it will change for me into Mercy
Mercy
Mercy
Closed my eyes closed the book
An hour I sat to settle my mind
My pride I have put in the corner of the room
And like this I was going to interpret (?) my conversation
Heart of the World do you hear
What’s this, suddenly I am afraid,
In faith I know, know
That you wouldn’t ignore a poor man’s prayer
That you wouldn’t ignore a poor man’s prayer
Here is the song for anyone who wants to hear (it’s very melodious):
http://www.chaveruta.co.il/dzoic/index.php?page=music&section=view&mus_id=100042
God Bless :slight_smile:
Love,
Thanks,
Yonatan

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Hi,
Here is another song from Shuli Rand, about his poet friend who he always fought with about religious matters until the day he died (from their real lives).
It is very beautiful and I recommend to listen to it even if the language is not understood.
The Poet
Translation:
My Sir the poet the whole city is filled with your honor
Remember how we met at the center of the pool
I swam slow you swam fast, a stretched chest fitting for a poet
We stopped to meet we rolled a talk about defiled and pure and allowed and forbidden
It’s a pleasure to talk with you, juggler of words
What did I say, when you stopped playing by the rules.
It was my opinion I had no choice,
Suddenly between us an abyss opened up
I pointed at the sky, you dived into the water,
And you said “No”, and I said “Yes”
And if I said “There is”, you laughed “There isn’t”.
You sure remember this miserable morning,
We both fell on the same bench,
I finished cigarettes, you peeled a pear, each one of us
In his resentment introverted.
How we again got into the same talk, about if man is allowed and if there is providence,
You are a juggler of words, we weren’t matched,
This time it almost ended in a fight…
It was my opinion I had no choice, in your eyes I suddenly saw a strange (foreign) fire,
You grinned to the sky, I didn’t give up,
When you said “No”, I yelled “Yes”,
“Of course there is”, you yelled “There isn’t”.
This night at the hospital
You were wrapped in frightening tubes,
On the edge of the chair I sat silently,
You breathed heavily, we spoke little.
Between us a terror, in the room, shadows, I had feelings, I had no words,
Your eyes fixed on me, big and soft,
We both started to cry.
We both saw the same picture,
Above you, the Divine Presence,
and a horrible fear when you suddenly trembled,
And I prayed “No”, you knew “Yes”,
Go in peace, you replied Amen.
The moon broke into the hospital,
In a sadness like this I had no tools,
My friend the poet, your memory be blessed,
Rest in peace, you death be whole.
The song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjQcttxw214&feature=PlayList&p=24DEFF5DF9260ADA&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=72
Peace

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emc, it’s good :slight_smile:
Thanks

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Merci, Y.

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Hi Yonatan,
Great//Cool song; I really enjoyed it!! Thanks for posting!
:slight_smile:
And, yes - Hassidic Jews are essentially yogis; Kabbalists – they’re about the experiential realizations which showcase the truth of a philosophical view which is remarkably similar in symbolism to other non-dual schools.
One of the largest Hassidic (or Chassidic) groups in the world is
Chabad … which is an acronym for “Chochmah, Binah, Da’at” … three of the Sefirot (Chakras) on the Tree of Life, within Kabbalah.
Their headquarters is in Crown Heights (yes, that Crown; Kether in Kabbalah is analogous to Sahasrara in yoga), Brooklyn, New York.
This song has a lot of kabbalah in it, as well … I’d be interested to see the Hebrew lyrics as well, if you have them (transliterated as before, if you can, please :slight_smile: ) – I know/recognize just enough Hebrew that it would be useful in seeing if what I think I’m seeing is correct – no problem if it’s not convenient; the song is beautiful!
:slight_smile:
Heart Is Where ShalAUM Is,
Kirtanman

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Thank Kirtanman brother!! :slight_smile:
Cool info :slight_smile: I didn’t realize that Kether in the Tree of Life diagram is the sahasrara. I checked it out right now and also noticed that there is a sephira called Yesod- in hebrew that word can mean “base”. Maybe that’s the root chakra??
:slight_smile:
Ma Hatachlit by Shuli Rand
Ma hatachlit shel zeh hache’ev
Im lo lena’ane’ah li et halev
Sheshakah betardemah
Vezeh zman rav sheloh hechsir pe’ima
Lama batni zeh hakalon
Rak lenapetz bi et hadimayon
She’ani min kol yachol
noach lisloach, noach limchol
Ma ratzta zot hanephilah
Rak leorer oti shoov letphilah
El hashamaiym ha’adoomim
Sheiythapchoo alay lerachamim
rachamim
rachamim
Lev Ha’olam atah shomeah
Mah zeh lefetah mefached ani
Be’emoonah ani yodeah, yodeah
sheloh tivzeh tfilat ani
sheloh tivzeh tfilat ani
Kama chaviv zeh hache’ev
Et hoo mazkir li mi hamesavev
Mi motzi molich oomevi
Mi et kol zot alai
Beahavah hevi
Tov veyafeh ze hakifoof
Shemeshaber li od ktzat et hagoof
Hagoof she’af pa’am lo mitratzeh
Hen zachalti lichvodo ad akatzeh
Mah ratztah zot hamakah
Rak leolid mitochi ze’akah
El hashamaiym ha’adoomim
Sheiyt’hapchoo alai lerachamim
rachamim
rachamim
Et einai atzamti sagarti et hasefer
Sha’a shahiti leyashet et da’ati
et ga’avati hishlachti bepinat hacheder
Vekach amadeti lefaresh et sichati
Lev Ha’olam atah shomeah
Mah zeh lefetah mefached ani
Be’emoonah ani yodeah, yodeah
Sheloh tivzeh tfilat ani
Sheloh tivzeh tfilat ani
Thess are the lyrics in hebrew:
http://www.mp3music.co.il/lyrics/18513.html
Enjoy Kirtanman :slight_smile:
Love

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The following song summarizes my life…

"The Balance", by The Moody Blues [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlFYWRajMKY[/url] After he had journeyed And his feet were sore And he was tired He came upon an orange grove And he rested And he lay in the cool And while he rested, he took to himself an orange and tasted it And it was good And he felt the earth to his spine And he asked And he saw the tree above him And the stars And the veins in the leaf And the light And the balance And he saw Magnificent perfection Whereon he thought of himself in balance And he knew he was Just open your eyes And realize The way it's always been Just open your mind And you will find The way it's always been Just open your heart And that's a start And he thought of those he angered For he was not a violent man And he thought of those he hurt For he was not a cruel man And he thought of those he frightened For he was not an evil man And he understood He understood himself Upon this He saw that when he was of anger Or knew hurt Or felt fear It was because he was not understanding And he learned Compassion And with his eye of compassion He saw his enemies like unto himself And he learned Love And then ... he was answered. Just open your eyes And realize The way it's always been Just open your mind And you will find The way it's always been Just open your heart And that's a start