יוֹם פּוּרִים | Yom Purim, a parody of Yom Shabbaton by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr (1855)

Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=54946

Date: 2024-03-19

Last Updated: 2024-04-06

Categories: Purim

Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English Translation, parody, Purim parody, purimspiel, זמירות zemirot, יום שבתון yom shabbaton, פיוטים piyyutim

Excerpt: "Yom Purim" is a parody riffing on the piyyut Yom Shabbaton for Purim by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr from his Kol Bo l'Purim (1855) transcribed and translated from Hebrew into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. . . .

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Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
יוֹם פּוּרִים אֵין לִשְׁכֹּֽחַ זִכְרוּ כְּרֵֽיחַ הַנִּיחֽוֹחַ יַֽיִן מָצָא בּוֹ מָנֽוֹחַ וְשָׂם יִשְׁתּוּ וְיַחֲלִֽיפוּ כֹּֽחַ׃	The day of Purim should not be forgotten. Its memory like a sweet smell. Wine found on it a resting place And there, we will drink and renew strength. Wine found…
הַיּוֹם יִשְׁתּוּ בְּנֵי אֱמוּנִים זְהִירִים לִדְבַשׁ אָבוֹת וּבָנִים חָקוּק שִׁכָּרוֹן עַל־כׇּל־פָּנִים מֵרֹב יַֽיִן אַמִּיץ כֹּֽחַ׃ יַֽיִן מָצָא…	Today the children of the faithful will drink, Scrupulous for mead, parents and children. Engraved is inebriation on every face From all the abundantly strong wine. Wine found…
וּבָאוּ כֻּלָּם בִּבְרִית יַֽחַד נִשְׁתֶּה וְנִרְוֶה אָמְרוּ כְּאֶחָד וּפָתְחוּ וּפָֽצוּ פֶּה אֶחָד בָּרוּךְ הַנּוֹתֵן לִשְׁכֹּר כֹּֽחַ׃ יַֽיִן מָצָא…	And they all came in a covenant together: “Let us drink and be sated!” they said as one, And opened and gaped as one mouth. Blessed be the Giver of strength to the inebriated! Wine found…
דִּבֵּר בְּיֵינוֹ לוֹט הַשִּׁכּוֹר יוֹם הַפּוּרִים זָכוֹר וְשָׁמוֹר וְכׇל־כַּדָּיו יַֽחַד לִגְמֹר חַזֵּק מׇתְנַֽיִם כְּבֶן־מָנֽוֹחַ׃ יַֽיִן מָצָא…	Lot the inebriated spoke in his wine: Keep and remember the Purim day! And all its vessels together be finished. Strong-loined like the son of Manoaḥ![1] Shimson, who, despite his Nazirite oath, drinks quite a lot of wine.  Wine found…
הָעָם אֲשֶׁר נָע בְּשֵׁכָר תָּעָה יִשְׁכֹּר לְקַיֵּם מִצְוַת שְׁתִיָּה לְבַל־יַעֲבׇר־בָּם מִקְרֶה רָעָה לֹא־יִישָׁן וַיִּתְגַּל בְּאׇהֳלוֹ כְּנֹֽחַ׃ יַֽיִן מָצָא…	The people that moved, wandering in beer, Will get inebriated to fulfill the command to drinking, Lest evil happenings pass around them, Don’t sleep bare in your tent like Noaḥ! Wine found…

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“Yom Purim” is a parody riffing on the piyyut Yom Shabbaton for Purim by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr from his Kol Bo l’Purim (1855) transcribed and translated from Hebrew into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer.

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Notes

1	Shimson, who, despite his Nazirite oath, drinks quite a lot of wine.

Contributor: Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut)

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  Name: Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut)
  Bio: 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 authors his own original works.) 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.
  Website: https://igmjewishcreativeworks.com
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  Name: Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)
  Bio: 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 authors his own original works and transcribes Hebrew and Aramaic text, 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.
  Website: https://igmjewishcreativeworks.com
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/isaac-gantwerk-mayer
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  Name: Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr
  Bio: Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mor (April 11 , 1815 - 29th May 1868), born in Lemberg, was a Galician Jewish scholar, publisher, translator and author in Hebrew and Yiddish. He was one of the members of the Haskala movement in Galicia. Mortkhe Yofe has a nice article written up for him at the Congress for Jewish Culture.
  Website: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/אברהם_מנחם_מנדל_מור
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/avraham-menahem-mendel-mohr

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