אדיר הוא | Awesome One: an Alphabetical English Interpretation of the piyyut Adir Hu, by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
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open_content_license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license date_src_start: 2019-04-19 date_src_end: 2019-04-19 languages_meta: [{"name":"English","code":"eng","standard":"ISO 639-3"},{"name":"Hebrew","code":"heb","standard":"ISO 639-3"}] scripts_meta: [{"name":"Latin","code":"Latn","standard":"ISO 15924"},{"name":"Hebrew (Ktav Ashuri)","code":"Hebr","standard":"ISO 15924"}] Date: 2019-04-19
Last Updated: 2025-04-19
Categories: Nirtsah
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Alphabetic Acrostic, English piyyutim, English vernacular prayer, אדיר הוא Adir Hu, פיוטים piyyuṭim
Excerpt: Adir Hu, a classic Pesaḥ song if ever there was one, is a part of Seder tables all over the planet. Its alphabetical list of God's attributes, combined with its repeated pleas for a return to Jerusalem, make it a classic, to the point where the traditional German farewell greeting for Passover was not "chag sameach" or "gut yontef" but "bau gut" – build well. This interpretation, while not a direct translation by any means, has the same rhythmic pattern and alphabetical structure, giving a sense of the greatness of God. . . .
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Adir Hu, a classic Pesaḥ song if ever there was one, is a part of Seder tables all over the planet. Its alphabetical list of God’s attributes, combined with its repeated pleas for a return to Jerusalem, make it a classic, to the point where the traditional German farewell greeting for Passover was not “chag sameach” or “gut yontef” but “bau gut” – build well. This interpretation, while not a direct translation by any means, has the same rhythmic pattern and alphabetical structure, giving a sense of the greatness of God.
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אַדִּיר הוּא, אַדִּיר הוּא
יִבְנֶה בֵּיתוֹ בְּקָרוֹב.
בִּמְהֵרָה, בִּמְהֵרָה, בְּיָמֵינוּ בְּקָרוֹב.
אֵל בְּנֵה, אֵל בְּנֵה,
בְּנֵה בֵּיתְךָ בְּקָרוֹב.
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Awesome One, Awesome One,
Build your Temple quickly
Speedily, speedily, in our days, build it quickly.
Build it, God! Build it, God!
Build your Temple quickly!
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Blessed One, Creator One, Deity One,
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Essential One, Foremost One, Greatest One,
Holy One, Ineffable One, Judging One,
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Knowing One, Lasting One, Merciful One,
Noble One, Original One, Powerful One,
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Quintessential One, Righteous One, Supreme One,
Truthful One, Unlimited One, Vast One, Willing One,
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Xenial One, You are One, Zealous One
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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-translation
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