אוֹדֶה אֵל שַדַּי | Odeh El Shaddai, a pizmon for Shabbat Shirah

Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=59994

Date: 2025-02-08

Last Updated: 2025-02-18

Categories: Parashat b'Shalaḥ, 7th Day of Pesaḥ

Tags: 19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., פזמונים pizmonim, פיוטים piyyutim, שבת שירה shabbat shirah, שירת הים Shirat haYam

Excerpt: This is a pizmon for Shabbat Shirah (Parashat B'Shalaḥ) by an unknown author. The text is as transcribed from the pizmonim included in the siddur משמרת הקדש: קול שומר שבת Mishmeret haQodesh: Qol Shomer Shabbat (Pisa 1821), p. 117. . . .

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Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
אוֹדֶה אֵל שַדַּי הִפְלִיא פְּלִיאָה יוֹם אֶל־פַּרְעֹה יָדוֹ הֶרְאָה אָשִֽׁירָה לַיְיָ כִּי גָאֹה גָּאָה סוּס וְרוֹכְבוֹ רָמָה בַיָּם׃	I will thank the Almighty Deity who made wonders wonderful, the day THEIR hand THEY made Pharaoh see. Let me sing unto the CAUSE who has triumphed, triumphed! Horse and its rider thrown into the sea!
מִי גוֹי גָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם אֱלֹהִים חַיִּים בְּכׇל־דַּרְכֵיהֶם עָנָן לַמָּסָךְ מָן בְּאֵר נָתַן לָהֵם עַל יַד מֹשֶׁה אַהֲרֹן וּמִרְיָם׃	Who is a great nation before whom walked the Living God in all their paths? A cloud for coverage, manna, a well THEY gave them by the hand of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
חֲזַק יְשֻׁרוּן כִּי עֵת לְחֶנְנָהּ הָרִים וּגְבָעוֹת יִפְצְחוּ רִנָּה אֶֽבֶן יִשְׂרָאֵל תִּהְיֶה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה גּוֹיֵי הָאֲרָצוֹת יִתְנַצְּלוּ עֶדְיָם׃	Be strong, Jeshurun, for it’s time to grace her! Mountains and hills will open up in cheer. The stone Israel will be the keystone; the nations of the lands will strip themselves of their ornaments!

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This is a pizmon for Shabbat Shirah (Parashat B’Shalaḥ) by an unknown author. The text is as transcribed from the pizmonim included in the siddur משמרת הקדש: קול שומר שבת Mishmeret haQodesh: Qol Shomer Shabbat (Pisa 1821), p. 117. A musical setting was prepared for the lines by Michele Bolaffi in 1821 as well. The

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Odeh El Shaddai (Mishmeret haQodesh- Qol Shomer Shabbat, 1865) p. 117

 

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.
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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.
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