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Zemirot for Shabbat Evening

Yah Ribon

יה ריבון

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יָהּ רִבּוֹן

YAH RIBON

Hebrew
יָהּ רִבּוֹן עָלַם וְעָלְמַיָּא
אַנְתְּ הוּא מַלְכָּא מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא
עוֹבָד גְּבוּרְתָּךְ וְתִמְהַיָּא
שְׁפַר קֳדָמָךְ לְהַחֲוָיָא.
יָהּ רִבּוֹן עָלַם וְעָלְמַיָּא, אַנְתְּ הוּא מַלְכָּא מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא.
Sephardi
Yah ribon alam ve'almaya
Ant hu malka melech malchaya
Ovad gevurtach vetimhaya
Shfar kodamach lehachavaya.
Yah ribon alam ve'almaya, ant hu malka melech malchaya.
English
Master of all worlds, our God, adored, King of kings, over all, the LORD: Your wondrous deeds to applaud We sing to You with one accord. God of all worlds, our God, adored; King of kings, over all, the LORD.
Hebrew
שְׁבָחִין אֲסַדֵּר צַפְרָא וְרַמְשָׁא
לָךְ אֱלָהָא קַדִּישָׁא דִּי בְרָא כָּל נַפְשָׁא
עִירִין קַדִּישִׁין וּבְנֵי אֱנָשָׁא
חֵיוַת בָּרָא וְעוֹפֵי שְׁמַיָּא.
יָהּ רִבּוֹן עָלַם וְעָלְמַיָּא, אַנְתְּ הוּא מַלְכָּא מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא.
Sephardi
Shevachin asader tzafra veramsha
Lach Elaha kadisha di vera kol nafsha
Irin kadishin uvenei enasha
Cheivat bara ve'ofei shemaya.
Yah ribon alam ve'almaya, ant hu malka melech malchaya.
English
Early and late my praise shall ring, To You, holy Author of every thing: Beasts of the field, birds that take wing, Angels and mortals to You shall sing. God of all worlds, our God, adored; King of kings, over all, the LORD.
Hebrew
רַבְרְבִין עוֹבָדָיךְ וְתַקִּיפִין
מָכִיךְ רָמַיָּא וְזָקֵף כְּפִיפִין
לוּ יִחֵי גְבַר שְׁנִין אַלְפִין
לָא יֵעוֹל גְּבוּרְתָּךְ בְּחֻשְׁבְּנַיָּא.
יָהּ רִבּוֹן עָלַם וְעָלְמַיָּא, אַנְתְּ הוּא מַלְכָּא מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא.
Sephardi
Ravrevin ovadayich vetakifin
Machich ramaya vezakef kefifin
Lu yechei gevar shenin alfin
La ye'ol gevurtach bechushbenaya.
Yah ribon alam ve'almaya, ant hu malka melech malchaya.
English
Your great good deeds are vast in scale, You humble the proud, You lift the frail. A thousand years would not avail Of Your works to tell the tale. God of all worlds, our God, adored; King of kings, over all, the LORD.
Hebrew
אֱלָהָא דִּי לֵהּ יְקָר וּרְבוּתָא
פְּרוֹק יָת עָנָךְ מִפּוּם אַרְיְוָתָא
וְאַפֵּיק יָת עַמָּךְ מִגּוֹ גָּלוּתָא
עַמָּא דִּי בְחַרְתְּ מִכָּל אֻמַּיָּא.
יָהּ רִבּוֹן עָלַם וְעָלְמַיָּא, אַנְתְּ הוּא מַלְכָּא מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא.
Sephardi
Elaha di leh yekar urvuta
Perok yat anach mipum aryevata
Ve'apeik yat amach migo galuta
Ama di vechart mikol umaya.
Yah ribon alam ve'almaya, ant hu malka melech malchaya.
English
Yours is the glory, the greatness too, From the lion’s jaw, Your flock rescue. Bring Your exiles home to You: The people You chose, deliver anew. God of all worlds, our God, adored; King of kings, over all, the LORD.
Hebrew
לְמִקְדְּשָׁךְ תּוּב וּלְקֹדֶשׁ קֻדְשִׁין
אַתַר דִּי בֵהּ יֶחֱדוּן רוּחִין וְנַפְשִׁין
וִיזַמְּרוּן לָךְ שִׁירִין וְרַחֲשִׁין
בִּירוּשְׁלֵם קַרְתָּא דְשׁוּפְרַיָּא.
יָהּ רִבּוֹן עָלַם וְעָלְמַיָּא, אַנְתְּ הוּא מַלְכָּא מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא.
Sephardi
Lemikdeshach tuv ulekodesh kudshin
Atar di veh yechedun ruchin venafshin
Vizamrun lach shirin verachashin
Birushleim karta deshufraya.
Yah ribon alam ve'almaya, ant hu malka melech malchaya.
English
Come back to Your Temple, Your sacred shrine, That there in joy our souls may entwine. In song our voices to combine, When Jerusalem’s beauty again will shine. God of all worlds, our God, adored; King of kings, over all, the LORD.