Yedid Nefesh

Jewish Folk Song for Kabbalat Shabbat

Lyrics

יְדִיד נֶֽפֶשׁ
אָב הָרַחֲמָן.
מְשׁוֹךְ עַבְדְּךָ
אֶל רְצוֹנֶֽךָ.
יָרוּץ עַבְדְּךָ
כְּמוֹ אַיָּל
יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה
אֶל מוּל הֲדָרֶֽךָ.
יֶעֱרַב לוֹ
יְדִידוֹתֶֽיךָ.
מִנֹּֽפֶת צוּף
וְכָל טָֽעַם:

הָדוּר נָאֶה
זִיו הָעוֹלָם.
נַפְשִׁי חוֹלַת
אַהֲבָתֶֽךָ.
אָֽנָּא אֵ-ל נָא
רְפָא נָא לָהּ.
בְּהַרְאוֹת לָהּ
נֹֽעַם זִיוֶֽךָ.
אָז תִּתְחַזֵּק
וְתִתְרַפֵּא.
וְהָיְתָה לָהּ
שִׂמְחַת עוֹלָם:

וָתִיק יֶהֱמוּ
רַחֲמֶֽיךָ
וְחֽוּסָה נָא
עַל בֵּן אֲהוּבֶֽךָ.
כִּי זֶה כַּמָּה
נִכְסוֹף נִכְסַפְתִּי
לִרְאוֹת בְּתִפְאֶֽרֶת
עֻזֶּֽךָ.
אֵֽלֶּה חָמְדָה
לִבִּי
וְחֽוּסָה נָא
וְאַל תִּתְעַלָם:

הִגָּלֶה נָּא
וּפְרוֹס חֲבִיבִי עָלַי
אֶת סֻכַּת
שְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ.
תָּאִיר אֶֽרֶץ
מִכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ.
נָגִֽילָה
וְנִשְׂמְחָה בָּךְ.
מַהֵר אָהוּב
כִּי בָא מוֹעֵד
וְחָנֵּֽנוּ
כִּימֵי עוֹלָם:

y'- did ne- fesh o̞v ho̞- ra- cha- mo̞n. m'- shoch av- d'- cho̞ el r'- tzo- ne- cho̞. yo̞- rutz av- d'- cho̞ k'- mo a- yo̞l yish- ta- cha- ve el mul ha- do̞- re- cho̞. ye- e- rav lo y'- di- do- sei- cho̞. mi- no- fes tzuf v'- cho̞l to̞- am: ho̞- dur no̞- e ziv ho̞- o- lo̞m. naf- shi cho- las a- ha- vo̞- se- cho̞. o̞- no̞ ei- l no̞ r'- fo̞ no̞ lo̞h. b'- har- os lo̞h no- am zi- ve- cho̞. o̞z tis- cha- zeik v'- sis- ra- pei. v'- ho̞- y'- so̞ lo̞h sim- chas o- lo̞m: vo̞- sik ye- he- mu ra- cha- mei- cho̞ v'- chu- so̞ no̞ al bein a- hu- ve- cho̞. ki ze ka- mo̞ nich- sof nich- saf- ti lir- os b'- sif- e- res u- ze- cho̞. ei- le cho̞- m'- do̞ li- bi v'- chu- so̞ no̞ v'- al tis- a- leim: hi- go̞- le no̞ u- f'- ros cha- vi- vi o̞- lai es su- kas sh'- lo- me- cho̞. to̞- ir e- retz mi- k'- vo- de- cho̞. no̞- gi- lo̞ v'- nis- m'- cho̞ bo̞ch. ma- heir o̞- huv ki vo̞ mo- eid v'- cho̞- nei- nu ki- mei o- lo̞m:

Y’-did ne-fesh ov ho-ra-cha-mon. M’-shōch av-d’-cho el r’-tzō-ne-cho. Yo-rutz av-d’-cho k’-mō a-yol yish-ta-cha-ve el mul ha-do-re-cho. Ye--e-rav lō y’-di-dō-sei-cho. Mi-nō-fes tzuf v’-chol to--am: ho-dur no--e ziv ho--ō-lom. Naf-shi chō-las a-ha-vo-se-cho. O-no ay-l no r’-fo no loh. B’-har-ōs loh nō--am zi-ve-cho. Oz tis-cha-zayk v’-sis-ra-pay. V’-ho-y’-so loh sim-chas ō-lom: vo-sik ye-he-mu ra-cha-mei-cho v’-chu-so no al bayn a-hu-ve-cho. Ki ze ka-mo nich-sōf nich-saf-ti lir-ōs b’-sif-e-res u-ze-cho. Ay-le cho-m’-do li-bi v’-chu-so no v’-al tis-a-laym: hi-go-le no u-f’-rōs cha-vi-vi o-lai es su-kas sh’-lō-me-cho. To--ir e-retz mi-k’-vō-de-cho. No-gi-lo v’-nis-m’-cho boch. Ma-hayr o-huv ki vo mō--ayd v’-cho-nay-nu ki-may ō-lom:

Beloved of the soul,
Compassionate Father,
draw Your servant
to Your will.
Then Your servant will hurry
like a deer
to bow
before Your majesty.
To him will be sweeter -
Your friendship -
than the dripping of the honeycomb
and all taste.

Majestic, beautiful,
radiance of the universe
my soul is sick
for your love.
Please O G‑d,
heal her now
by showing her
the pleasantness of Your radiance.
Then she will be strengthened
and healed
and hers will be
eternal gladness.

All worthy One, may be aroused
Your mercy
and please take pity
on the son of Your beloved,
because it is so very long
that I have yearned intensely
to see the splendor
of Your strength,
only these, did desire
my heart
so please take pity
and do not conceal Yourself.

Please be revealed
and spread upon me, my Beloved,
the shelter of
Your peace.
Illuminate the world
with your glory
that we may rejoice
and be glad with You.
Hasten, be loved,
for the time has come,
and show us grace
as in days of old.