כִּי־לְךָ תֻּקְרָא כׇּל־בְּרָכָה | Ki Lᵊkha Tuqra Kol Bᵊrakhah, a macaronic poem for Yom Meturgeman by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

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Yom Meturgeman

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multilingual translation, polyglot, macaronic poetry, universalist, פיוטים piyyutim, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., zemer, universalist prayers

This is a macaronic poem for Yom Meturgeman on the 8th of the month of Tevet. Macaronic poetry is poetry in multiple languages at once. In this case, the languages reflected are Hebrew, Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic, Yiddish, Ladino, and English, with a repeated Hebrew refrain. Each language is meant to rhyme with the colloquial Hebrew as it would be read — i.e. though the Yiddish doesn’t rhyme with the modern Hebrew pronunciation, it rhymes with the traditional Ashkenazi one.

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Source (various Jewish languages)	Transliteration (Romanized)	Translation (English)
בְּכׇל־שָׂפוֹת נוֹדֶה לְךָ דְּבָרְךָ מֵרִאשׁוֹן כִּי־לְךָ תֻּקְרָא כׇּל־בְּרָכָה תִּשָּׁבַע כׇּל־לָשׁוֹן׃	B-khol śafot nodeh lᵊkha dᵊvar-kha me-rishon Ki lᵊkha tuqra kol bᵊrakha, tisshavaȝ kol lashon.	In all tongues we thank You; Your word is primary. For to You all blessings are proclaimed, all tongues swear.
תֻורגמָנַיָא תַרגִימֻו לְאוֹרַיתָא בַאְשוֹן כִּי־לְךָ תֻּקְרָא כׇּל־בְּרָכָה תִּשָּׁבַע כׇּל־לָשׁוֹן׃	Turgmanæyya tærgīmu lᵊ-oræytha bæ-æshon Ki lᵊkha tuqra kal bᵊrakha, tisshabhæȝ kal lashon.	Translators translated the Torah at this very time. For to You all blessings are said, all tongues swear.
אَלחَמדُ לِלَّה אَמَרתَא כُל־שُאוُן כִּי־לְךָ תֻּקְרָא כׇּל־בְּרָכָה תִּשָּׁבַע כׇּל־לָשׁוֹן׃	Al-ḥamdu lil-Lah amarta kul shu’un Ki lexā tuqrā kol berāxā, tisshābaȝ kol lāshon.	Praise God! You ordered all matters. For to You all blessings are said, all tongues swear.
דאָס הייליגע פֿײַערל איז ניט קײן פֿאַרלאָשן כִּי־לְךָ תֻּקְרָא כׇּל־בְּרָכָה תִּשָּׁבַע כׇּל־לָשׁוֹן׃	Dos heylige fayerl is nit keyn farloshn! Ki lkho tukro kol brokhe, tishove kol loshn.	The holy fire is not extinguished! For to You all blessings are said, all tongues swear.
אוי איס לה דייה דילה טראדוקסיון כִּי־לְךָ תֻּקְרָא כׇּל־בְּרָכָה תִּשָּׁבַע כׇּל־לָשׁוֹן׃	Oy es la diya dela traduksyon Ki leha tukra kol beraha, tishava kol lashon.	Today is the day of translation. For to You all blessings are said, all tongues swear.
אן־איטש טוֹנג וִי פּרוֹקליים: גאד׳ס גלוֹרי איז שוֹן כִּי־לְךָ תֻּקְרָא כׇּל־בְּרָכָה תִּשָּׁבַע כׇּל־לָשׁוֹן׃	In each tongue we proclaim: God’s glory is shown! Ki lkha tukra kol brakha, tishava kol lashon.	In each tongue we proclaim: God’s glory is shown! For to You all blessings are said, all tongues swear.

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

From a family of musicians, Isaac Gantwerk Mayer believes that creative art is one of the most powerful ways to get in touch with the divine. He composes music and poetry in Hebrew and English. (He also translates and transcribes Hebrew and Aramaic texts, adding niqqud and t'amim as needed.) Isaac runs a Jewish music transcription service, which will transcribe and set any Jewish music in any language, recorded or written. Contact his service on Facebook or via his music blog.

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