בְּרַח דּוֹדִי | A B’raḥ Dodi for Pesaḥ Sheni, by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

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Pesaḥ Sheni

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פיוטים piyyutim, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Acrostic signature, יוצרות yotsrot, b'raḥ dodi

The genre of B’raḥ Dodi piyyutim, a variety of geulah piyyut oriented around many Shir haShirim citations, is exclusively associated with Pesaḥ in Ashkenazi practice. Maḥzorim for Pesaḥ include B’raḥ Dodi piyyutim for the first two days and Shabbat Ḥol ha-Moed of Pesaḥ and nowhere else. So to reflect the themes of Pesaḥ Sheni, a B’raḥ Dodi piyyut is a great fit!

This is part five of a five-part series of yotsrot for Pesaḥ Sheni (which the author literally just finished the night of).

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Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
…גֹּאֲלֵ֕נוּ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמ֑וֹ קְד֖וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	…Our Redeemer, the Cause of Multitudes Their name; Holy One of Israel.
בְּרַח דּוֹדִי! יְׄשֵׁנָה אֲנִי וְלִבִּי עֵר. צַׄח וְאָדוֹם חָׄמַֽקְתָּ עָבַֽרְתָּ קָׄרָֽאתִי בָּתֵּֽינוּ בּוֹעֵר. הַׄסּוֹבְבִים כָּׄרְתוּ אֶת־הָׄאֵפוֹד מֵעָלַי כְּדֵי לִי לְצַעֵר. נַׄפְשִׁי יָצָא חַׄזְּׄקֵֽׄנִי נָא וְׄאַׄמְּׄצֵֽׄנִי וְאַל־נָא תְּבַעֵר׃	Hurry, Beloved! Asleep was I but my heart was awake. O Ruddy and Clear, You turned, You were gone! I called, “our House is burning!” Those surrounding cut off the ephod from upon me to cause me sorrow. My soul left me! Strengthen and encourage me please, and do not destroy!
בְּרַח דּוֹדִי! יָׄרַֽדְתִּי אֶל־גִּׄנַּת אֱגוֹז דּׄוֹדִי לִרְאוֹת בְּגַנִּים. לַׄעֲרוּגַת בׇּׄשְׂמְךָ תְּׄלַקֵּט עוֹד שׁוֹשַׁנִּים. וּׄרְׄאֵֽנָה הַׄבָּנוֹת וּׄצְאֶֽינָה בְּבֵית הַגּוֹרְנִים. בֵּׄית זְׄבוּל מֵׄאֶֽרֶז רָׄהִׄיטֵֽנוּ עַל־פַּרְדֵּס רִמּוֹנִים׃	Hurry, Beloved! I went down to the nut-garden, my Beloved to see the gardens; to Your spice-beds, You will again gather lilies. And see, daughters, and go forth to the House of the Threshers, the House of Glory; our furniture of cedar upon the pomegranate-orchard.
בְּרַח דּוֹדִי! כִּׄי חוֹלַת אַהֲבָה נַׄפְשִׁי בְּאַהֲבַת יְׄרִיעוֹת אֹהָלֶֽיךָ. הָׄשֵׁב יִׄשְׂרָאֵל רַׄעְיָתְךָ לְבֵיתָהּ צִׄיּוֹן לְקַיֵּם מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ. וּׄבְבֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ נִׄזְבָּח אֶׄת־מִׄנְׄחוֹתֵֽינוּ נְקִיִּים כְּדִכְתִיב בְּתוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃	Hurry, Beloved! For lovesick is my soul in love of the pavilions of Your tents. Return Israel Your friend to her home, Zion, to fulfill Your commandments. And in the Holy House we will sacrifice our grain-offerings, pure as written in Your Torah.
בִּגְלַל אָבוֹת תּוֹשִֽׁיעַ בָּנִים וְתָבִיא גְּאֻלָּה לִבְנֵי בְנֵיהֶם׃	For the parents’ sake You will save the children, and bring redemption to their children.
בָּאַ״יְ גָּאַל יִשְׂרָאֵל׃	Blessed are You, Cause, who redeemed Israel.

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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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