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מִרְיָם שִׁירִי אַל־תִּבְכִּי עוֹד מִרְיָם שִׁירִי אַל־תִּבְכִּי עוֹד צְבָא מְצָרִים הֻטְבַּע אָז מִרְיָם אַל־תִּבְכִּי עוֹד׃ |
Whoa, Mary, don’t you weep no more! Whoa, Mary, don’t you weep no more! Pharaoh’s army got drownded! Whoa, Mary don’t you weep! |
אִם הָיָה אֶפְשָׁר לָקוּם בְּצוּר מֹשֶׁה לִרְאוֹת קִיּוּם צְבָא וגו׳ |
If I could I surely would stand on the rock where Moses stood! Pharaoh’s army… |
בַּלַּיְלָה הַבָּא בִּזְמַן כַּחֲצוֹת בְּכׇל־הָעוֹלָם תִּהְיֶינָה רְעִידוֹת צְבָא וגו׳ |
One of these nights ‘round twelve o’clock, this old world’s gonna reel and rock! Pharaoh’s army… |
צִוָּה לְמשֶׁה מָה לַעֲשׂוֹת לְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת צְבָא וגו׳ |
God told Moses what to do, to lead the Hebrew children through! Pharaoh’s army… |
עָמַד מֹשֶׁה עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם הִכָּה אֶת־הַמַּיִם לִפְנֵי כׇל־הָעָם צְבָא וגו׳ |
Moses stood on the Red Sea shore, smote the water with a two-by-four! Pharaoh’s army… |
נָתַן לְנֹחַ אֶת־הַסִּימָן שֶׁאֵין עוֹד מַיִם אַךְ אֵשׁ בִּזְמַן צְבָא וגו׳ |
God gave Noah the rainbow sign: No more water, but fire next time! Pharaoh’s army… |
“Mary Don’t You Weep” (alternately titled “O Mary Don’t You Weep”, “Oh Mary, Don’t You Weep, Don’t You Mourn”, or variations thereof) is a Spiritual that originates from before the American Civil War. It is one of the most important of Negro spirituals.[1] via Wikipedia Singing this hymn is a Gantwerk Mayer family Passover tradition. This is the variation of the hymn sung at their seder during Nirtsah.
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“97. O Mary, Don’t You Weep, Don’t You Mourn,” National Baptist Jubilee Melodies (1916), p.97
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