The Music of

Gather Round Songbook

Linda Hirschhorn

Becoming

More Hebrew Canons, Rounds, and Musical Settings
1995

The Songs

THIS BOOK IS NOW OUT OF PRINT.

Note: This is now a double songbook of 53 songs that combines all the music from the Gather Round Songbook and the original Music of Linda Hirschhorn Songbook.

1. ’Ilu Finu
2. Nigun
3. Miriam's Slow Snake Dance
4. Ruth and Naomi
5. Ki Hém Khayéinu
6. As a Lily
7. Bechàl Dor Vàdor
8. My Beloved
9. ’Im ’Éin ’Ani Li
10. Marbèh
11. Chanukah / Solstice
12. Ve‘al Hakol
13. Yom Shabàton
14. Qàrév Yom
15. Ufàrsu Làrà‘év
16. ’Al Tifros
17. Let Justice Run Down
18. Kiddush
19. Blessing After the Meal
20. ’Or Khàdàsh
21. Mizmor Shir I
22. Circle Chant
23. Sim Shàlom
24. ‘Al Shloshàh Devàrim
25. Refàh Nà’ Làh
26. Refàh Nà’ Làh II
27. ’Éshèt Khayil
28. Tnu Làh Mipri Yàdèhà
29. Shifchi Kamayim Libéch
30. Sham‘àh Vatismakh Tsiyon
31. ‘Àzi Vezimerat Yàh
32. Blessing Before the Meal
33. Yismekhu Hashàmayim
34. Hallowing Our Namings
35. Stepping Lightly
36. The Berry Song
37. Wings Span
38. I Have a Million Nightingales
39. Not By Might But With Love
40. If Not Now
41. If You Can Walk
42. Roots and Wings
43. ’Éli ’Éli
44. Ve’érastich Li
45. Libavtini
46. Hashmi‘ini
47. Haréh ’At
48. Mizmor Shir II
49. R’osh Khodèsh Candlelighting
50. Blessing for Children
51. Nitsanéi Shàlom
52. Zog Maran
53. Mayn Rue-Platz

’Ilu Finu

Mayn Rue Platz Nigun

1. ’Ilu Finu
   Text: Liturgy; English translation © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
   Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
   

   אִֽילוּ פִֽינוּ מָלֵא שִׁירָה כַּיָם
   

   ’Ilu finu màlé’ shiràh kayàm.
   

   Let us have songs to fill our mouths as full as the sea.
   

   
   

Nigun

’Ilu Finu Miriam's Slow Snake Dance

2. Nigun
   Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
   

   
   

Miriam's Slow Snake Dance

Nigun Ruth and Naomi

3. Miriam's Slow Snake Dance
   Text, Music: © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
   

   Lai dai-dai dai, lai dai-dai.
   Lai dai-dai dai, lai dai-dai-dai.
   Lai dai-dai-dai dai-dai-dai dai-dai-dai.
   Lai dai-dai-dai, lai dai-dai-dai.
   

   מִרְיָם, מִרְיָם
   בִּמְהֵרָה, בִּמְהֵרָה
   נָא לַמדִֽינוּ, נָא לַמדִֽינוּ
   רִקוּדַֽיִך, רִקוּדַֽיִך
   

   Miryàm, Miryàm,
   bimhéràh, bimhéràh,
   nà’ lamdinu, nà’ lamdinu,
   riqudayich, riqudayich.
   

   [Miriam, come quickly! Please teach us your dances!]
   

   Dancing the songs of freedom
   by the riverside,
   oh, you were dancing the songs of freedom
   by the riverside.
   

   Singing the dance of freedom.....
   by the riverside,
   oh, you were singing the dance of freedom
   by the riverside.
   

   
   

Ruth and Naomi

Miriam's Slow Snake Dance Ki Hém Khayéinu

4. Ruth and Naomi
   Text, Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
   

   We'll return with you unto your land,
   return unto your land.
   Go back, go back, my daughters,
   I feel the wrath of God's hand.
   

   Shovnàh, shovnàh, bnotài,
   yàts’àh vi yad-Hashém.
   

   Ruth then said to Naomi
   “Keep me not from your side.
   Whither thou goest, I will go.
   Your land and God shall be mine.
   I will go, I will go, I'll sleep with you.
   ’Éléch, ’éléch ve’àlin. And I will sleep.”
   

   A stranger is only as strange
   as the distance we keep from our hearts.
   It's not ours to complete the task,
   only ours to start.
   

   “Do not keep me from your side,
   I'll follow you.
   Whither thou goest, I will go.
   I'll sleep with you.
   I will go, I will go, I'll sleep with you.
   ’Éléch, ’éléch ve’àlin. And I will sleep. Ve’àlin.”
   

   
   

Ki Hém Khayéinu

Ruth and Naomi As a Lily

5. Ki Hém Khayéinu
   Text: Liturgy
   Music: Linda Hirschhorn © 1989
   

   כִּי הֵם חַיֵֽינוּ
   וְאֹרֶךְ יָמֵינוּ
   וּבָהֶם נֶהֱגֶה
   יוֹמָם וַלָֽיְלָה
   

   Ki hém khayéinu,
   ve’orèch yàméinu,
   uvàhèm nèhgèh
   yomàm valàilàh.
   

   [For they are our lives
   and the length of our days.
   And upon them will we ponder
   day and night.]
   

   
   

As a Lily

Ki Hém Khayéinu Bechàl Dor Vàdor

6. As a Lily
   Words from The Song of Songs
   Music © 1980 by Linda Hirschhorn
   

   As a lily among the thorns
   so is my love among the daughters;
   As an apple tree among the trees of the wood
   so is my love among the sons.
   Behold thou dost shine, my love,
   thine eyes are as doves behind the veil.
   

   כְּשׁוֹשַׁנָה בֵּין הַחוֹחִים
   כֵּן רַעְיָתִי בֵּין הַבָּנוֹת
   כְּתָפּוּחַ בְּעַצֵי הַיַעַר
   כֵּן דוֹדִי בֵּין הַבָּנִים
   הִנָךְ יָפָה רַעְיָתִי
   עֵינַיִךְ יוֹנִים מִבַּעַד לְצַמָתֵךְ
   

   Kshoshanàh béin hakhokhim
   kén ra‘yàti béin habànot;
   ketapuakh be‘atséi haya‘ar
   kén dodi béin habànim.
   Hinàch yàfàh ra‘yàti,
   ‘éinayich yonim miba‘ad letsamàtéch.
   

   
   

Bechàl Dor Vàdor

As a Lily My Beloved

7. Bechàl Dor Vàdor
   Text: Adapted from Passover Liturgy
   Music: Linda Hirschhorn © 1989
   

   בְּכָל דוֹר וָדוֹר
   חַיָבִים לִרְאוֹת אֶת עַצְמֶֽנוּ
   כְּאִֽלוּ כֻּלָֽנוּ יָצְאָֽנוּ
   מִמִצְרָֽיִם
   

   Bechàl dor vàdor
   khayàvim lir’ot ’èt ‘atsménu.
   ke’ilu kulànu yàtsà’nu
   mimitsràyim.
   

   In every generation
   we must each feel we are going
   from slavery to freedom;
   from slavery to freedom.
   

   
   

My Beloved

Bechàl Dor Vàdor ’Im ’Éin ’Ani Li

8. My Beloved
   Words adapted freely from The Song of Songs
   Music © 1980 by Linda Hirschhorn
   

   My beloved spoke
   and said unto me:
   "Rise up , my love, my fair one,
   and come, come away,
   come, come away!"
   

   I sleep, but my heart lies awake;
   a whispering voice does say:
   "Arise, my love, my fair one,
   and come, come away!
   Come, come away!"
   

   I am my beloved's,
   my beloved is mine,
   until the day breaks
   and shadows fall away.
   Come, come, come,
   come, come away!
   

   I call to thee in the streets.
   I call to thee in the fields.
   Arise, my love, my fair one,
   and come, come away,
   come, come away!
   

   Spices blow in the wind
   down to our gardens below
   until the day breaks and shadows fall away.
   Come, come, come, come, come away!
   And the voice of love is heard in the land:
   Come, come, come,
   come, come away!
   

   
   

’Im ’Éin ’Ani Li

My Beloved Marbèh

9. ’Im ’Éin ’Ani Li
   Text: Hillel
   Music: Linda Hirschhorn © 1989
   

   אִם אֵן אַנִי לִי מִי לִי
   וּכשְׁאַנִי לְעַצְמִי מָה אַנִי
   וְאִם לֹא עַכְשָׁיו אֵימָתַי
   

   ’Im ’éin ’ani li, mi li?
   Uchshe’ani le‘atsmi, màh ’ani?
   ve’im lo’ ‘achshàv, ’éimàtai?
   ’éi, ’éimatai?
   

   [If I am not for myself, then who will be?
   When I am only for myself, what am I?
   And if not now, then when?
   Then when?.]
   

   
   

Marbèh

’Im ’Éin ’Ani Li Chanukah / Solstice

10. Marbèh
    Text: Hillel in Pirkei 'Avot
    Music: © Linda Hirschhorn
    

    מַרְבֶּה בָּשָׂר מַרְבֶּה רִימָה
    מַרְבֶּה נְכָסִים מַרְבֶּה דְאָגָה
    מַרְבֶּה תּוֹרָה מַרְבֶּה חַיִים
    מַרְבֶּה צְדָקָה מַרְבֶּה שָׁלוֹם
    מַרְבֶּה יְשִׁיבָה מַרְבֶּה חָכְמָה
    מַרְבֶּה עֵצָה מַרְבֶּה תּבוּנָה
    

    Marbèh bàsàr, marbèh rimàh.
    Marbèh nechàsim, marbèh de’àgàh.
    Marbèh Toràh, marbèh khayim.
    Marbèh tsedàqàh, marbèh shàlom.
    Marbèh yeshivàh, marbèh khàchmàh.
    Marbèh ‘etsàh, marbèh tvunàh.
    

    More meat, more worms.
    More money, more worry.
    More Torah, more life.
    More justice, more peace.
    More study, more wisdom.
    More counsel, more insight.
    

    
    

Chanukah / Solstice

Marbèh Ve‘al Hakol

11. Chanukah / Solstice
    Text, Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    Turning, turning, spirits yearning,
    reaching for the night.
    Colors going, shadows growing,
    darkening the light.
    

    Ancient stories told,
    renewed with the cold.
    Mystery of light
    burnt into the night.
    

    
    

Ve‘al Hakol

Chanukah / Solstice Yom Shabàton

12. Ve‘al Hakol
    Text: from Birkat Hamazon
    Music: Linda Hirschhorn © 1989
    

    וְעַל הַכֹּל מוֹדִים אַנַֽחְנוּ לָךְ
    עַל הָאָֽרֶצ הַטוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָךְ
    וּמְפַרְנֵס אוֹתָנוּ
    בְּכָל יוֹם וּבְּכָל עֵת וּבְכָל שָׁעָה
    

    Ve‘al hakol modim ’anakhnu làch
    ‘al hà’àrèts hatovàh ’ashèr nàtan làch
    umefarnés ’otànu
    bechàl yom uvchàl ‘ét uvchàl shà‘àh.
    

    [And for everything we thank you,
    for the good earth you provided,
    nourishing us,
    every day, every moment, every hour.]
    

    
    

Yom Shabàton

Ve‘al Hakol Qàrév Yom

13. Yom Shabàton
    Text: Friday night zmirot
    Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    יוֹם שַׁבָּתֹן אֵין לִשׁכֹּחַ
    זִכְרוֹ כְּרֵיחַ הַנִחֹחַ
    יֹנָה מָצְאָה בוֹ מַנוֹחַ
    וְשָׁם יָנוּֽחוּ יְגִיעֵי כֹּחַ
    

    Yom shabàton ’éin lishkoakh.
    Zichro keréakh hanikhoakh.
    Yonàh màts’àh vo mànoakh
    veshàm yànukhu yegi‘éi koakh.
    

    [A day of Sabbath rest.
    As hard to forget as sweet scent.
    The dove finds comfort
    and there the weary rest.]
    

    
    

Qàrév Yom

Yom Shabàton Ufàrsu Làrà‘év

14. Qàrév Yom
    Text: Pirkei d-Rabbi Eliezer
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    קָרֵב יוֹם אַשֶׁר הוּא
    לֹא יוֹם וְלֹא לַיְלָה
    רׂם הוֹדַע כִּי לְךָ הַיוֹם אַפ לְךָ הַלַילָה
    

    Qàrév yom ’ashèr hu’
    lo’ yom velo’ lailàh.
    Héi ràm hodà‘
    Ki lechàh hayom ’af lechàh halailàh.
    

    [A day approaches which is
    neither day nor night.
    Most high, let it be known
    that yours is the day and yours is the night.]
    

    
    

Ufàrsu Làrà‘év

Qàrév Yom ’Al Tifros

15. Ufàrsu Làrà‘év
    Text: adapted from Isaiah 58
    Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn; based on High Holiday cantillation mode
    

    וּפָרְסוּ לָרָעֵב לַחְמְכֶם
    וְלַעֲנִיִים מְרוּדִים תָּבִאוּ בָּיִת
    וַאֲרוּכָה מְהֵרָה תצְמַח
    

    Ufàrsu làrà‘év lakhmechèm.
    Vela‘aniyim merudim tàvi’u bàyit,
    va’aruchàh mehéràh titsmakh.
    

    [Distribute to the hungry your bread.
    Bring the outcast poor to your home,
    and healing will quickly flourish.]
    

    
    

’Al Tifros

Ufàrsu Làrà‘év Let Justice Run Down

16. ’Al Tifros
    Text: adapted from Hillel and Linda Hirschhorn and David Cooper
    Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    אַל תִּפְרוֹשׂ מִן הַצִבּוּר
    אַל תִּשְׁכַּח עָצְמַת הָעֵדָה
    אַל תִּרְחֵק מִן קְהַל הַקֹדֶשׁ
    

    ’Al tifros min hatsibur.
    ’Al tishkakh ‘àtsmat hà‘édàh.
    ’Al tarkhéq min qehal haqodésh.
    

    [Don't separate yourself from the community.
    Don't forget the power of the people. Don't distance yourself from the holy congregation.]
    

    
    

Let Justice Run Down

’Al Tifros Kiddush

17. Let Justice Run Down
    Text: adapted from Shoftim and Amos
    Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    צֶֽדֶק, צֶֽדֶק תִּרְדְפוּ
    וְיִגְאַל כַּמַֽיִם
    מִשְׁפַּט וּצְדַקָה
    כְּןַחַל אֵיתָן
    

    Tsèdèq, tsèdèq tirdefu
    veyig’al kamayim.
    Mishpat utsedaqàh
    kenakhal ’éitàn.
    

    Let it roll like
    waters and righteousness:
    a mighty stream,
    roll.
    

    
    

Kiddush

Let Justice Run Down Blessing After the Meal

18. Kiddush for New Holidays
    Text: Marcia Lee Falk
    Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    נְבָרֵך אֶת עֵין הַחַיִים
    מַצְמִיחַת פְּרִי הַגָּֽפֶן
    וְנִשְׁזוֹר אֶת סְרִגֵי חַיֵֽינוּ
    בְּמַסֹרֶת הָעָם
    

    Nevàréch ’èt ‘éin hakhayim
    matsmikhat peri hagàfen
    venishzor ’èt srigéi khayéinu
    bemasorèt hà‘àm.
    

    [Let us bless the source of life
    that ripens the fruit on the vine
    as we weave the branches of our lives
    into the tradition of our people.]
    

    
    

Blessing After the Meal

Kiddush ’Or Khàdàsh

19. Blessing After the Meal
    Words © 1988 by Marcia Lee Falk 1988 from The Book of Blessings: New Jewish Prayers for Daily Life, the Sabbath, and the New Moon Festival [Harper & Row, 1990 preprint edition] used with permission
    Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    נוֹדרה לְעֵין הַחַיִים עַל הָאָרֶץ וְעַל הַמָזוֹן
    נִשְׁמוֹר עַל הָאָרֶץ וְהִיא תְקַיימֵינוּ
    וּנְבַקֵשׁ מָזוֹן לַשֹׂבַע לְכָל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל
    

    Nodèh le‘éin hakhayim ‘al hà’àrèts ve‘al hamàzon.
    Nishmor ‘al hà’àrèts vehi’ teqaiméinu.
    Unevaqésh màzon lasova‘ lechàl yoshvéi tévél.
    

    [Let us acknowledge the source of life for the earth and its nourishment.
    May we protect the earth that it may sustain us,
    and let us seek sustenance for all who inhabit the world.]
    

    
    

’Or Khàdàsh

Blessing After the Meal Mizmor Shir I

20. ’Or Khàdàsh
    Text: Liturgy
    Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    אוֹר חָדָשׁ עַל צִיוֹן תָאִיר
    וְנִזְכֶּה כֻּלָֽנוּ מְהֵרָה לְאוֹרוֹ
    

    ’Or khàdàsh ‘al tsiyon tà’ir,
    venizkèh kulànu mehéràh le’oro.
    

    [A new light will shine on Zion;
    Soon may we be worthy of its light.]
    

    
    

Mizmor Shir I

’Or Khàdàsh Circle Chant

21. Mizmor Shir
    Text: adapted from liturgy
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר לְשַׁבָּת
    בּוֹֽאִי כַּלָה בּוֹֽאִי מַלְכָּה
    

    Mizmor shir leshabàt.
    Bo’i kalàh, bo’i malkàh.
    

    [Sing a song for Shabbat.
    Come, O bride; come, O queen.]
    

    
    

Circle Chant

Mizmor Shir I Sim Shàlom

22. Circle Chant
    Text, Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    Circle round for freedom,
    circle round for peace.
    For all of us imprisoned,
    circle for release.
    

    Circle for the planet,
    circle for each soul.
    For the children of our children,
    keep the circle whole.
    

    
    

Sim Shàlom

Circle Chant ‘Al Shloshàh Devàrim

23. Sim Shàlom
    Text: Liturgy
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    שִׂים שָׁלוֹם טוֹבָה וּבְרָכָה. שִׂים שָׁלוֹם
    שִׂים שָׁלוֹם טוֹבָה וּבְרָכָה. שִׂים שָׁלוֹם
    שִׂים שָׁלוֹם. שִׂים שָׁלוֹם
    

    Sim shàlom tovàh uvràchàh. Sim shàlom.
    Sim shàlom tovàh uvràchàh. Sim shàlom.
    Sim shàlom. Sim shàlom.
    

    [Grant peace, welfare, and blessing.]
    

    
    

‘Al Shloshàh Devàrim

Sim Shàlom Refàh Nà’ Làh

24. ‘Al Shloshàh Devàrim
    Text: Liturgy
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    עַל שְׁלוֹשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם, הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד
    עַל שְׁלוֹשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם, הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד
    עַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה וְעַל גְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד
    

    ‘Al shloshàh devàrim ha‘olàm, hà‘olàm ‘oméd.
    ‘Al shloshàh, shloshàh devàrim ha‘olàm ‘oméd:
    ‘Al hatoràh, ve‘al ha‘avodàh, ve‘al gemilut chasàdim ha‘olam ‘oméd.
    

    [The universe stands on three pillars:
    on the Torah, on worship, and on the practice of kindness.]
    

    
    

Refàh Nà’ Làh

‘Al Shloshàh Devàrim Refàh Nà’ Làh II

25. Refàh Nà’ Làh
    Text: Liturgy
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    אָנָא אֵל נָא רְפָה נָא לָה

    ’Ànà’ ’Él nà’ refàh nà’ làh.
    

    [Please heal her.]
    

    
    

Refàh Nà’ Làh II

Refàh Nà’ Làh ’Éshèt Khayil

26. Refàh Nà’ Làh II
    Text: Liturgy
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    אָנָא אֵל נָא רְפָה נָא לָה

    ’Ànà’ ’Él nà’ refàh nà’ làh.
    

    [Please heal her.]
    

    
    

’Éshèt Khayil

Refàh Nà’ Làh II Tnu Làh Mipri Yàdèhà

27. ’Éshèt Khayil
    Text: Proverbs 31:10
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn and Fran Avni
    

    אֶֽשֶׁת חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא
    

    ’Éshet khayil mi yimtsà’?
    

    [A woman of valor who can find?]
    

    
    

Tnu Làh Mipri Yàdèhà

’Éshèt Khayil Shifchi Kamayim Libéch

28. Tnu Làh Mipri Yàdèhà
    Text: Proverbs 31:10
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn and Fran Avni
    

    תְּנוּ לָה מִפְּרִי יָדֶֽיהָ
    וִיהַלְלוּֽהָ מַעֲשֶֽׂיהָ
    

    Tnu làh mipri yàdèhà
    Vihaleluhà ma'asèhà.
    

    [Give to her the fruits of her hands
    and praise her works.]
    

    
    

Shifchi Kamayim Libéch

Tnu Làh Mipri Yàdèhà Sham‘àh Vatismakh Tsiyon

29. Shifchi Kamayim Libéch
    Text: Lamentations
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    שִׁפְכִי כַּמַֽיִם, כַּמַֽיִם לִבֵּךְ
    שִׁפְכִי כַּמַֽיִם, כַּמַֽיִם לִבֵּךְ
    

    Shifchi kamayim, kamayim libéch.
    Shifchi kamayim, kamayim libéch.
    

    And pour out, pour out, pour out your hearts like water.
    Pour out, pour out, pour out your hearts.
    And remember, remember, remember, remember.
    

    
    

Sham‘àh Vatismakh Tsiyon

Shifchi Kamayim Libéch ‘Àzi Vezimerat Yàh

30. Sham‘àh Vatismakh Tsiyon
    Text: Psalm 97:8
    Music © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    שָׁמְעָה וַתִּשׂמַח צִיוֹן
    וַתָגֵֽלְנָה בְּנוֹת יְהוּדָה
    

    Shàm‘àh vatismakh tsiyon
    Vatàgélnàh bnot Yehudàh.
    

    [Zion heard and was glad,
    and the daughters of Judah rejoiced.]
    

    
    

‘Àzi Vezimerat Yàh

Sham‘àh Vatismakh Tsiyon Blessing Before the Meal

31. ‘Àzi Vezimerat Yàh
    Text: Liturgy
    Music © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    עָזִי וְזִמְרַת יָהּ
    וַיְהִי לִי לִישׁוּעָה
    וּשְׁאַֽבְתֶּם מַֽיִם בְּשָׂשׂוֹן
    מִמַעְיְנֵי הַיְשׁוּעָה
    

    ‘Àzi vezimerat yàh
    vayehi li lishu‘àh.
    Ushe’avtem mayim besàson
    mima‘ynéi hayeshu‘àh.
    

    [The eternal One is my might and my praise
    and was salvation for me.
    And you shall draw forth the waters in joy
    from the springs of salvation.]
    

    
    

Blessing Before the Meal

‘Àzi Vezimerat Yàh Yismekhu Hashàmayim

32. Blessing Before the Meal
    Text: Marcia Lee Falk
    Music © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    נְבָרֵךְ, נְבָרֵךְ, נְבָרֵךְ אֶת עֵין הַחַיִים
    נְבָרֵךְ, נְבָרֵךְ, נְבָרֵךְ אֶת עֵין הַחַיִים
    הַמוֹצִאָה לֶֽחֶם מִן הָאָֽרֶץ
    הַמוֹצִאָה לֶֽחֶם מִן הָאָֽרֶץ
    

    Nevaréch, nevaréch, nevaréch 'et 'éin hakhayim
    Nevaréch, nevaréch, nevaréch 'et 'éin hakhayim
    hamotsi’àh lèkhèm min hà’àrets, min hà’àrets.
    hamotsi’àh lèkhèm min hà’àrets, min hà’àrets.
    

    [Let us bless the source of life
    which brings forth bread from the earth.
    

    
    

Yismekhu Hashàmayim

Blessing Before the Meal Hallowing Our Namings

33. Yismekhu Hashàmayim
    Text: Liturgy
    Music © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַֽיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָֽרֶץ
    יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַֽיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָֽרֶץ
    יִרְעַם הַיָם, יִרְעַם הַיָם, יִרְעַם וּמְלֹֽאוֹ
    

    Yismechu hashàmayim vetàgél hà’àrets.
    Yismechu hashàmayim vetàgél hà’àrets.
    Yir‘am hayàm, yir‘am hayàm, yir‘am umelo'o.
    

    [Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad.
    Let the sea roar and the fullness thereof.]
    

    
    

Hallowing Our Namings

Yismekhu Hashàmayim Stepping Lightly

34. Hallowing Our Namings
    Text: Marcia Lee Falk
    Music © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    נָשִׁיר לְנִשְׁמַת כָּל שֵׁם
    וּלְשֵׁם כָּל נְשָׁמָה
    נָשִׁיר לְנִשְׁמַת כָּל שֵׁם
    וְלִקְדֻשַׁת כָּל נְשָׁמָה
    

    Nàshir lenishmat kàl shém
    uleshém kàl neshàmàh.
    Nàshir lenishmat kàl shém
    veliqdushat kàl neshàmàh.
    

    Let us sing the soul in ev'ry name
    and the name of ev'ry soul.
    Let us sing the soul in ev'ry name,
    the sacred name of ev'ry soul.
    

    
    

Stepping Lightly

Hallowing Our Namings The Berry Song

35. Stepping Lightly
    Text & Music © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    Stepping lightly, daily, nightly,
    stepping in and out of time.
    Stepping lightly, daily, nightly,
    in occasional rhythm or rhyme.
    It's a one-way trip from birth to death.
    So might as well step lightly,
    might as well step lightly,
    might as well step lightly.
    

    
    

The Berry Song

Stepping Lightly Wings Span

36. The Berry Song
    Text & music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    Berries ripen slowly on the vine;
    sunshine and water, over time.
    Early fruit is bitter,
    but don't wait for it to fall,
    or you may not get any at all.
    

    Sweet berry, sweet berry, sweet.
    

    
    

Wings Span

The Berry Song I Have a Million Nightingales

37. Wings Span
    Text & music © 1994 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    My wings span as far as
    my mind soars, as high as
    my heart opens wide,
    and my dream flies
    way beyond wildwood,
    back to my childhood,
    when I first felt
    my wings span...
    

    
    

I Have a Million Nightingales

Wings Span Not By Might But With Love

38. I Have a Million Nightingales
    Text: adapted from Mahmoud Darwish
    Music © 1989 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    I have a million nightingales
    on the branches of my heart,
    I have a million nightingales
    on the branches of my heart
    singing "Freedom, freedom, freedom!",
    singing "Freedom, freedom, freedom!"
    

    
    

Not By Might But With Love

I Have a Million Nightingales If Not Now

39. Not By Might But With Love
    Text: adapted from Zachariah 4:6
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    Not by might, not by power, but with love.
    

    Lai'sa bil harb, lai'sa bil kuwah, bal bil hub.
    

    לֹא בְחַיִל וְלֹא בכֹחַ כִּ עִם בְרוּחִי
    

    Lo’ vekhayil, velo’ vechoakh, ki ‘im berukhi.
    

    
    

If Not Now

Not By Might But With Love If You Can Walk

40. If Not Now
    Text: Hillel, in Pirkei 'Avot
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    If I am not for myself, who is for me?
    If only for myself, what am I?
    And if not now, and if not now, if not now, then when?
    

    אִם אֵין אֲנִי לִי מִי לִי
    וּכְשֶׁאֲנִי לְעַצֽמִי מָה אֲנִי
    אִם לֹא עָכְשָׁיו אֵימָתַי, אֵימָתַי
    

    ’Im ’éin ’ani li, mi li?
    Uchshè ’ani le‘atzmi, màh ’ani?
    ’Im lo’ ‘achshàv ’éimàtai, ’éimàtai?
    

    
    

If You Can Walk

If Not Now Roots and Wings

41. If You Can Walk
    Words adapted from Zimbabwe folk wisdom.
    Music © 1993 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    If you can walk,
    then you can dance.
    If you can talk,
    then you can sing.
    

    Da-da-da-da-da da-da da-da-da da da da,
    da-da-da-da-da da-da da-da-da da.
    

    Don't have to walk,
    but you can dance.
    don't have to talk,
    but you can sing.
    

    Da-da-da-da-da da-da da-da-da da da da,
    da-da-da-da-da da-da da-da-da
    da da-da da-da-da
    da da-da da-da-da da.
    

    
    

Roots and Wings

If You Can Walk ’Éli ’Éli

42. Roots and Wings
    Text: expanded upon from a saying I heard
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    I can give you roots;
    I can give you wings;
    But only you can know when to fly.
    

    
    

’Éli ’Éli

Roots and Wings Ve’érastich Li

43. ’Éli ’Éli
    Words by Hannah Senesh
    Music by David Zehavi
    Arranged by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    אֵלִי, אֵלִי
    שֶׁלֹא יִגָמֵר לְעוֹלָם
    הַחוֹל וְהַיָם
    רִשְׁרוּשׁ שֶׁל הַמַֽיִם
    בְּרַק הַשָּׁמַֽיִם
    תְּפִלַת הָאָדָם
    הַחוֹל וְהַיָם
    רִשְׁרוּשׁ שֶׁל הַמַֽיִם
    בְּרַק הַשָּׁמַֽיִם
    תְּפִלַת הָאָדָם
    

    ’Éli, ’Éli,
    shèlo’ yigamér le‘olàm
    hakhol vehayàm,
    rishrush shèl hamayim
    beraq hashàmayim,
    tfilat ha’àdàm;
    hakhol vehayàm,
    rishrush shèl hamayim
    beraq hashàmayim,
    tfilat ha’àdàm.
    

    Oh hear my words,
    that these things shall never end:
    the sand and the sea,
    the rush of the waters,
    the thundering heavens,
    the prayers of our heart;
    the sand and the sea,
    the rush of the waters,
    the thundering heavens,
    the prayers of our heart.
    

    
    

Ve’érastich Li

’Éli ’Éli Libavtini

44. Ve’érastich Li
    Words adapted from Hosea 2:21-22
    Music © 1993 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    וְאֵרַֽשְׂתִּיךְ לִי בְּצֶֽדֶק וּבְמִשְׁפָּט
    בְּחֶֽסֶד וּבְרַחֲמִים
    וְאֵרַֽשְׂתִּיךְ לִי בְּאֱמוּנָה
    לְעוֹלָם, לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד
    

    Ve’érastich li betsèdèq uvemishpàt
    bekhèsèd uverakhamim.
    Ve’érastich li be’èmunàh
    le‘olàm, le‘olàm và‘èd.
    

    [I will betroth you with righteousness, justice,
    love, and compassion.
    I will betroth you with faithfulness
    forever and ever.]
    

    
    

Libavtini

Ve’érastich Li Hashmi‘ini

45. Libavtini
    Text: Song of Songs
    Music © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    לִבַּבְתִיֽנִי אֲחוֹתִי כַלָה
    לִבַּבְתִיֽנִי בְּאַחַת מֵעֵינַֽיִךְ
    לִבַּבְתִיֽנִי אֲחוֹתִי כַלָה
    מַה יָפוּ דוֹדַֽיִךְ גַן נָעוּל
    אחוֹתִי כַלָה
    גַן נָעוּל מַעֲיָן חָתוּם
    פַּרְדֵס רִמוֹנִים עִם פְּרִי םְגָדִים
    מַה יָפוּ דוֹדַֽיִךְ מַעֲיָן גַנִים
    בְּאֵר מַֽיִם חַיִם מַעֲיָן גַנִים
    

    Libavtini akhoti kalàh
    Libavtini be’akhat mé‘éinayich
    Libavtini akhoti kalàh
    Mah yàfu dodayich gan nà‘ul
    Akhoti kalàh
    Gan nà‘ul ma‘ayàn khàtum
    Pardés rimonim ‘im pri megàdim
    Mah yàfu dodayich ma‘yàn ganim
    Be’ér mayim khayim ma‘ayàn ganim
    

    [You awaken my heart, my sister, my bride. How beautiful is your love. You are a garden, a still pool, a sheltered fountain, a pomegranate orchard filled with fine fruit.]
    

    
    

Hashmi‘ini

Libavtini Haréh ’At

46. Hashmi‘ini
    Text: Shir HaShirim, "Song Of Songs"
    Music © 1992 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    הַשְׁמִיעִֽנִי אֶת קוֹלֵךְ
    כִּי קוֹלֵךְ עָרֵב
    וּמַרְאֵיךְ נָאוֶה
    הַשְׁמִיעִֽנִי
    

    Hashmi‘ini ’èt qoléch,
    ki qoléch ‘àrév
    umar’éch nà’vèh.
    Hashmi‘ini.
    

    [Let me hear your voice
    because it is so pleasing
    and your looks are so lovely.]
    

    
    

Haréh ’At

Hashmi‘ini Mizmor Shir II

47. Haréh ’At
    Text: Wedding Vows
    Music © 1992 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    הַרֵי אַת מְקֻדֶֽשֶׁת לִי
    הַרֵי אַת
    

    Haréh ’at mequdèshèt li.
    Haréh ’at.
    

    [Behold, you are made holy to me.]
    

    
    

Mizmor Shir II

Haréh ’At R’osh Khodèsh Candlelighting

48. Mizmor Shir
    Text: adapted from liturgy
    Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר לְשַׁבָּת
    בּוֹֽאִי מַלְכָּה בּוֹֽאִי כָּלָה
    

    Mizmor shir leshabàt.
    Bo’i malkàh, bo’i kalàh.
    

    [Sing a song for Shabbat.
    Come, O bride; come, O queen.]
    

    
    

R’osh Khodèsh Candlelighting

Mizmor Shir II Blessing for Children

49. R’osh Khodèsh Candlelighting
    Text © by Marcia Lee Falk
    Music © 1992 by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    אוֹר חָדָשׁ מָאוֹר קַדְוֹן
    תִּנָשֵׂא נַפְשִׁי אֵילֶךְ
    בִּשְׁמֵי חֹֽדֶשׁ תַמֻז
    

    ’Or khàdàsh mà’or qadmon
    Tinàsé’ nafshi ’éilèch
    Bishméi khodèsh (Tamuz).
    

    [New moon, ancient light -
    May spirit rise to you In (Tamuz's) sky.]
    

    
    

Blessing for Children

R’osh Khodèsh Candlelighting Nitsanéi Shàlom

50. Blessing for Children - 2:02
    Text, Music: © by Linda Hirschhorn
    Vocals: Linda Hirschhorn, Ellen Robinson, Abbe Lyons
    

    May you be like the watered garden.
    May you be like a flowing stream.
    May you keep the moment of wakening
    from the heart of a perfect dream.
    

    May the warmth of the earth surround you.
    May the passion of wonder fill your days.
    May the strength of your friendships sustain you,
    And your children be blessed always.
    

    
    

Nitsanéi Shàlom

Blessing for Children Zog Maran

51. Nitsanéi Shàlom
    Text & Music: I. A. Navon
    Arrangement by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    יִצְמַח שָׁלוֹם רַב מֵאַרְצִי
    נְוֵה שָׁלוֹם עִיר חֶמְדָתִי
    חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט יִבְנוּ פִּרְץִי
    יוֹדוּ כָּל עַמִים חֵן דָתִי
    
    אַל יִשָׂא גוֹי אֶל גוֹי יָדוֹ
    לָטוֹב וְלָדַעַת יִתְחֲרוּ
    יֶהֶגוּ אֱמֶת וְיַגִיֽדוּ
    צִדְקַת עַמִי חִשׁ יַכִּיֽרוּ
    

    Yitsmakh shàlom rav mé’artsi
    Nevéh shàlom ‘ir khèmdàti
    Khoq umishpàt yivnu pirtsi
    Yodu kàl ‘àmim khén dàti.
    
    ’Al yisà’ goi ’èl goi yàdo
    Làtov velàda‘at yitkharu
    Yèhègu ’èmèt veyagidu
    Tsidqat ‘ami khish yakiru.
    

    [May abundant peace blossom from my land,
    Perfect oasis, city of my delight.
    Law and justice will repair the breach.
    All nations will perceive the beauty of my faith.
    
    Let no nation raise its hand against another.
    Let them compete for goodness and knowledge.
    Let them utter the truth
    And quickly recognize the righteousness of my people.]
    

    
    

Zog Maran

Nitsanéi Shàlom Mayn Rue Platz

52. Zog Maran
    By Abraham Reisen
    Arranged by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    Zog maran mir vu bay vemen
    Vestu vayseh matzos nemen
    In der heyl oyf got's barotn
    Hobn mir dem teyg kenotn.
    

    Zog maran vi vest zikh klign
    A hagode vu tzu krign
    In der heyl, in tife shpaltn
    Hob ikh zi shoyn lang bahaltn.
    

    Zog maran, vi vest zikh vern
    Ven men vet dayn kol derhern
    Ven der soyne vet mikh fangen
    Vel ikh kenfn mit gesangen.
    

    
    

Mayn Rue Platz

Zog Maran ’Ilu Finu

53. Mayn Rue Platz (My Resting Place)
    Words by the Yiddish poet Morris Rosenfeld based on his actual experiences bent over machines in sweatshops and as a union delegate.
    Arranged by Linda Hirschhorn
    

    Nit zukh mikh, vu die mirten grinen,
    Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.
    Vu lebns velkn bay mashinen,
    Dortn iz mayn rue plats.
    

    Nit zukh mikh, vu die feygl zingn,
    Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.
    A shklaf bin ikh, vu keytn klingn,
    Dortn iz mayn rue plats.
    

    Nit zukh mikh, vu fontanen shpritsn,
    Gefinst mikh dortn nit, may shats.
    Vu trern rinen, tseyner kritsn,
    Dortn iz mayn rue plats.
    

    Un libst du mikh mit varer libe,
    To kum tsu mir, mayn guter shats.
    Un hayter oyf mayn harts, dos tribe,
    Un makh mir zis mayn rue plats.
    

    [Don't look for me where myrtles are green,
    You will not find me there, my beloved.
    Where lives wither at the machines,
    There is my resting place.
    

    Don't look for me where birds sing,
    You will not find me there, my beloved.
    I am a slave, where chains ring;
    There is my resting place.
    

    Don't look for me where fountains spray,
    You will not find me there, my beloved.
    Where tears flow and teeth gnash,
    There is my resting place.

    And if you love me with true love,
    So come to me, my good beloved,
    And lighten up my heavy heart,
    And make sweet my resting place.]