Kah Ribon

Jewish Folk Song for Shabbat

Lyrics

ko̞h ri- bon o̞- lam v'- o̞- l'- ma- yo̞,
ant hu mal- ko̞ me- lech mal- cha- yo̞,
o- vad g'- vu- r'- teich v'- sim- ha- yo̞,
sh'- far ko̞- do̞- mo̞ch l'- ha- cha- vo̞- yo̞.

sh'- vo̞- chin a- sa- deir tzaf- ro̞ v'- ram- sho̞,
lo̞ch e- lo̞- ho̞ ka- di- sho̞ di v'- ro̞ ko̞l naf- sho̞,
i- rin ka- di- shin u- v'- nei e- no̞- sho̞,
chei- vas bo̞- ro̞ v'- o- fei sh'- ma- yo̞.
rav- r'- vin o- v'- deich v'- sa- ki- fin,
mo̞- chich r'- ma- yo̞ v'- za- kif k'- fi- fin,
lu yich- ye g'- var sh'- nin al- fin,
lo̞ yei- ol g'- vu- r'- teich b'- chush- b'- na- yo̞.
e- lo̞- ho̞ di leih y'- kar u- r'- vu- so̞,
p'- rok yas o̞- no̞ch mi- pum ar- y'- vo̞- so̞,
v'- a- peik yas a- meich mi- go go̞- lu- so̞,
a- meich di v'- chart mi- ko̞l u- ma- yo̞.
l'- mik- do̞- sheich tuv u- l'- ko- desh kud- shin,
a- sar di veih ye- che- dun ru- chin v'- naf- shin,
vi- za- m'- run lo̞ch shi- rin v'- ra- cha- shin,
bi- ru- sh'- leim kar- to̞ d'- shu- f'- ra- yo̞.

Koh ri-bōn o-lam v’-o-l’-ma-yo,
ant hu mal-ko me-lech mal-cha-yo,
ō-vad g’-vu-r’-taych v’-sim-ha-yo,
sh’-far ko-do-moch l’-ha-cha-vo-yo.

Sh’-vo-chin a-sa-dayr tzaf-ro v’-ram-sho,
loch e-lo-ho ka-di-sho di v’-ro kol naf-sho,
i-rin ka-di-shin u-v’-nay e-no-sho,
chay-vas bo-ro v’-ō-fay sh’-ma-yo.
Rav-r’-vin ō-v’-daych v’-sa-ki-fin,
mo-chich r’-ma-yo v’-za-kif k’-fi-fin,
lu yich-ye g’-var sh’-nin al-fin,
lo yay--ōl g’-vu-r’-taych b’-chush-b’-na-yo.
E-lo-ho di layh y’-kar u-r’-vu-so,
p’-rōk yas o-noch mi-pum ar-y’-vo-so,
v’-a-payk yas a-maych mi-gō go-lu-so,
a-maych di v’-chart mi-kol u-ma-yo.
L’-mik-do-shaych tuv u-l’-kō-desh kud-shin,
a-sar di vayh ye-che-dun ru-chin v’-naf-shin,
vi-za-m’-run loch shi-rin v’-ra-cha-shin,
bi-ru-sh’-laym kar-to d’-shu-f’-ra-yo.

G-D, Sovereign of all the Worlds
You are the King, above all kings.
Your mighty deeds and wonders,
it is beautiful to declare before You.

I speak your praises both morning and evening,
to You, Holy G-D, who created all life:
holy angels and human beings,
beasts of the field and birds of the sky.

Great and mighty are Your deeds,
humbling the proud and raising the humble.
Even if one were to live a thousand years,
these would not suffice to fathom Your might.

O G-D, to whom glory and greatness belong,
save Your flock from the lions' jaws.
Bring Your people out of exile,
the people which You chose from among all nations.

Return to Your Temple and to the Holy of Holies,
the place where spirits and souls can rejoice.
They will sing to You songs and melodies
in Jerusalem, city of beauty.