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This Western Yiddish alphabetical adaptation of Adir Hu is first found in the 1769 Selig Haggadah, under the name of “Baugesang” (meaning Building Song). It grew to be a beloved part of the Western Ashkenazi rite, to the point where the traditional German Jewish greeting after the Seder was “Bau gut,” or “build well!”
Since Western Yiddish phonology is much closer to standard German than it is to YIVO, this text has been transcribed using German orthography. (The Western Yiddish orthography is transcribed from old siddurim.)
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| Source (Hebrew) | Translation (Yiddish) | Romanization (Yiddish) | Translation (English) |
|---|---|---|---|
אַדִּיר הוּא, אַדִּיר הוּא יִבְנֶה בֵּיתוֹ בְּקָרוֹב. בִּמְהֵרָה, בִּמְהֵרָה, בְּיָמֵינוּ בְּקָרוֹב. אֵל בְּנֵה, אֵל בְּנֵה, בְּנֵה בֵּיתְךָ בְּקָרוֹב. |
אַלמעכטיגר גאָט, נוּן בּױא דײַן טעמפּל שירה אַלזוֹ שיר אוּנ אַלזוֹ באַלד אין אוּנדזערן טאַגן שירה יאַ שירה נוּן בּױא, נוּן בּױא, נוּן בּױא דײַן טעמפּל שירה |
Allmächtiger Gott, Nun bau dein’ Tempel schiere, Also schier und also bald, In unseren Tagen schiere, Ja schiere; Nun bau, nun bau, Nun bau dein’ Tempel schiere. |
Almighty God, Now build Your Temple soon, Both soon and also quick, In our days, soon, Yeah, soon, Now build, now build, Now build Your Temple soon! |
בָּחוּר הוּא יִבְנֶה בֵּיתוֹ בְּקָרוֹב… |
באַרמהערציגר גאָט, נוּן בּױא… |
Barmherziger Gott, Nun bau… |
Merciful God, Now build… |
גָּדוֹל הוּא. דָּגוּל הוּא. יִבְנֶה בֵּיתוֹ בְּקָרוֹב… |
גראָסר גאָט, דעמוּטיגר גאָט, נוּן בּױא… |
Großer Gott, Demütiger Gott, Nun bau… |
Great God, Humble God, Now build… |
הָדוּר הוּא. וָתִיק הוּא. זַכַּאי הוּא. חָסִיד הוּא. יִבְנֶה בֵּיתוֹ בְּקָרוֹב… |
הוֹכער גאָט, װירדיגר גאָט, זיסר גאָט, חינ׳טר גאָט, נוּן בּױא… |
Hoher Gott, Würdiger Gott, Süßer Gott, „Chen“-ter Gott, Nun bau… |
High God, Worthy God, Sweet God, Graceful God, Now build… |
טָהוֹר הוּא. יָחִיד הוּא. יִבְנֶה בֵּיתוֹ בְּקָרוֹב… |
טוּגענדליכר גאָט, יוּדישר גאָט, נוּן בּױא… |
Tugendlicher Gott, Jüdischer Gott, Nun bau… |
Virtuous God, Jewish God, Now build… |
כַּבִּיר הוּא. לָמוּד הוּא. מֶלֶךְ הוּא. נָאוֹר הוּא. סַגִּיב הוּא. עִזּוּז הוּא. יִבְנֶה בֵּיתוֹ בְּקָרוֹב… |
כּרעפֿטיגר גאָט, לעבענדיגר גאָט, מעכטיגר גאָט, נאַמהאַפֿטיגר גאָט, סענפטיגר גאָט, עיבֿיגר גאָט, נוּן בּױא… |
Kräftiger Gott, Lebendiger Gott, Mächtiger Gott, Namhafter Gott, Sänftiger Gott, Ewiger Gott, Nun bau… |
Strong God, Living God, Mighty God, Renowned God, Soothing God, Eternal God, Now build… |
פּוֹדֶה הוּא. צַדִּיק הוּא. קָדוֹשׁ הוּא. רַחוּם הוּא. יִבְנֶה בֵּיתוֹ בְּקָרוֹב… |
פֿורכטצוּמר גאָט, צימליכר גאָט, קעניגליכר גאָט, רײכר גאָט, נוּן בּױא… |
Furchtsamer Gott, Ziemlicher Gott, Königlicher Gott, Reicher Gott, Nun bau… |
Fearsome God, Fitting God, Sovereign God, Ruling God, Now build… |
שַׁדַּי הוּא. תַּקִּיף הוּא. יִבְנֶה בֵּיתוֹ בְּקָרוֹב… |
שײנר גאָט תּרױטר גאָט נוּן בּױא… |
Schöner Gott, Trauter Gott, Nun bau… |
Beautiful God, Dear God, Now build… |
דוּא בישט גאָט אוּנ׳ קײנר מער נוּן בּױא… |
Du bist Gott und Keiner mehr, Nun bau… |
You are God, And there is no other! Now build… |
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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17
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