Lyr Add: Hallelu Avdei Adonai

Subject: Lyr Add: Hallelu Avdei Adonai
From: Joe Offer
Date: 20 Jun 23 - 01:03 AM

Arlene Immerman sang this at the Mudcat Worldwide Singaround today.

This chant, which comes from Iraqi Jewish tradition, uses the phrase “Praise God, Servants of God” from Psalm 113:1 as a chorus and acrostic verses highlighting attributes of God: Mightiest of the mighty, Blessed among blessed, Greatest of the great…Guardian among guardians, Sustainer among sustainers. Here is a captioned version of the chant as presented in the 2000 “Tuning the Soul: Worlds of Jewish Sacred Music,” from Richard Kaplan & Michael Ziegler.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Hallelu Avdei Adonai
From: Joe Offer
Date: 20 Jun 23 - 01:07 AM

Here's Arlene's transliteration:

Haleluyah, haleluyah halelu avdei Adonai
(repeat after each verse)

Halelu adir adirim adir
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu Baruch baruchim baruch
u-m’hulal Adonai

Halelu g'dol g’dolim g’dol
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu Dagul dagulim dagul
u-m’hulal Adonai

Halelu hadur hadurim hadur
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu Vtik vtikim vtik
u-m’hulal Adonai

Halelu zakai zaka’im zakai
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu Chanun chanunim chanun
u-m’hulal Adonai

Halelu tehor t’horim tehor
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu Yashar yasharim yashar
u-m’hulal Adonai

Halelu kabir kabirim kabir
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu La’ad la’adim la’ad
u-m’hulal Adonai

Halelu melech melachim melech
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu Nora noraim nora
u-m’hulal Adonai

Halelu somech somechim somech
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu Ozer ozerim ozer
u-m’hulal Adonai

Halelu podech podechim podech
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu Tzadik tzadikim tzadik
u-m’hulal Adonai

Halelu k'dosh k’doshim kadosh
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu Rahum rachumim rachum
u-m’hulal Adonai

Halelu shomer shomerim shomer
u-m’hulal Adonai
Halelu Tomech tomechim tomech
u-m’hullal Adonai

Haleluya
Haleluya Haleluya, give praise, servants of Adonai
(repeat after each verse)

Give praise to The Mightiest of the Mighty
Blessed and praised is Adonai
Give praise to The Greatest of the Great
Outstanding and praised is Adonai

Give praise to The Most Glorious
Ancient and praised is Adonai
Give praise to The Most Just
Compassionate and praised is Adonai

Give praise to The Purest of the Pure
Honest and praised is Adonai
Give praise to The Most Tremendous One

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Hallelu Avdei Adonai
From: Monique
Date: 23 Jun 23 - 09:54 AM

Lyrics in Hebrew characters borrowed from this blog

אדיר אדירים, ברוך

אדיר אדירים, ברוך

גדול גדולים, דגול

הדור הדורים, ותיק

זכאי זכאים, חנון

טהור טהורים, ישר

כביר כבירים, לעד

מלך מלכים, נורא

סומך סומכים, עוזר

פודה פדויים, צדיק

קדוש קדושים, רחום

שומר שומרים, תומך

'הללו אדיר אדירים, ברוך, ומהולל ה

'הללויה, הללויה, הללו עבדי ה

'הללו גדול גדולים, דגול, ומהולל ה

'הללויה, הללויה, הללו עבדי ה

'הללו הדור הדורים, ותיק, ומהולל ה

'הללויה, הללויה, הללו עבדי ה

'הללו זכאי זכאים, חנון, ומהולל ה

'הללויה, הללויה, הללו עבדי ה