El Adon (Riverdale Niggun) – אֵ-ל אָדוֹן
El Adon LYRICS
El adon, al kol hama’asim.
Baruch um’vorach, befi kol neshamah.
Godlo ve’tuvo maleh olam,
Da’at u’tvuna sovevim oto.
Hamitgaeh al chayot hakodesh.
venehdar bechavod al hemerkavah.
Zechut umishor, lifnei kiso.
Chesed ve’rachamim, lifnei kvodo.
Tovim meorot shebara eloheinu,
yetzaram beda’at b’vinah uvhaskel.
Koach u’gvurah natan bahem,
lihiyot moshlim bekerev tevel.
Mele’eim ziv, umfikim noga.
Na’eh zivam, bechol ha’olam.
Semechim betzetam, vesasim bevoam,
osim be’eimah retzon konam.
Pe’er ve’chavod notnim lishmo. T
soholah v’rinah l’zecher malchuto.
Karah le’shemesh, vayizrach or.
Ra’ah vehitkin tzurat halvanah.
Shevach notnim lo,
Kol tzevah marom.
Tiferet u’gedulah,
Serafim ve’ofanim ve’chayot hakodesh.
אֵ-ל אָדוֹן, עַל כָּל הַמַּעֲשִׂים
בָּרוּךְ וּמְבוֹרָךְ, בְּפִי כָּל נְּשָׁמָה
גָּדְלוֹ וְטוּבוֹ מָלֵא עוֹלָם
דַּעַת וּתְבוּנָה סוֹבְבִים אוֹתוֹ
הַמִּתְגָּאֶה עַל חַיּוֹת הַקּדֶשׁ
וְנֶהְדָּר בְּכָבוֹד עַל הַמֶּרְכָּבָה
זְכוּת וּמִישׁוֹר, לִפְנֵי כִסְאוֹ
חֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים, לִפְנֵי כְבוֹדוֹ
טוֹבִים מְאוֹרוֹת שֶׁבָּרָא אֱלקֵינוּ
יְצָרָם בְּדַעַת בְּבִינָה וּבְהַשְׂכֵּל
כּחַ וּגְבוּרָה נָתַן בָּהֶם
לִהְיוֹת מוֹשְׁלִים בְּקֶרֶב תֵּבֵל
מְלֵאִים זִיו, וּמְפִיקִים נוֹגַהּ
נָאֶה זִיוָם, בְּכָל הָעוֹלָם
שְׂמֵחִים בְּצֵאתָם וְשָׂשִׂים בְּבוֹאָם
עשִׂים בְּאֵימָה רְצוֹן קוֹנָם
פְּאֵר וְכָבוֹד נוֹתְנִים לִשְׁמוֹ
צָהֳלָה וְרִנָּה לְזֵכֶר מַלְכוּתוֹ
קָרָא לַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, וַיִּזְרַח אוֹר
רָאָה וְהִתְקִין, צוּרַת הַלְּבָנָה
שֶׁבַח נוֹתְנִים לוֹ, כָּל צְבָא מָרוֹם
,תִּפְאֶרֶת וּגְדֻלָּה
שְׂרָפִים וְאוֹפַנִּים וְחַיּוֹת הַקּדֶשׁ
Translation
{א} A gentle Lord of all that is
{ב} Blessed and loved by each soul alive.
{ג} Great and good You fill all space.
{ד} Delight there is in knowing You.
{ה} How You transcend all holy life
{ו} Which bears You high above any throne
{ז} Zekhut and equity radiate from You
{ח} Hesed and compassion the worlds reflect.
{ט} The stars and the planets You made to give light
{י} You formed them all conscious, all worthy and wise
{כ} Knowledge and power You gave them to shine
{ל} Like powerful assistants they serve You in space.
{מ} Much light and energy they radiate forth
{נ} No place is untouched by their gentle rays
{ס} So joyful their path is, so happy their course
{ע} En route to fulfill their Creator’s command.
{פ} Praising Your glory, they honor Your name
{צ} Singing Your Majesty’s anthem of joy.
{ק} Quietly suns shine to answer Your call
{ר} Reflections of moonlight change size at Your word.
{ש} Seraphim, angels, and all heavenly hosts
{ת} They praise You in concert with Sfirot on high
Lyrics from Shabbat Shacharit (morning service)
Melody by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky
Translation by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi,
from the open source siddur Tehillat Hashem Yedaber Pi
Creative power
and the power of creativity
Where does a melody come from?
Wandering the streets of Riverdale…
El Adon (Riverdale Niggun) by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky. Executive Producers: Marc and Susan Sacks
With generous additional funding provided by Sacred Sounds Unbound:
Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills and Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
Co-sponsored by The United Synagogue of Hoboken, NJ
Produced and mixed by Jeremy Lawrence
Engineered by Patrick Kehrier and Tyler Karmen
Additional Audio Editing by Josh Kay and Patrick Rimterakul
Mastered by Mike White
Vocal arrangements and production by Ayo Awosika
Musical direction by Brock Pollock
Recorded at 64 Sound in Highland Park, CA
Featuring the Chaverai Nevarech Band:
Josh Warshawsky (Guitar, Lead Vocals)
Brock Pollock (Music Producer, Bass)
Ayo Awosika (Vocal Producer, Vocals, Lead Vocals on Hapotei’ach, Piano on Darashti)
Coleen Dieker (Vocals, Piano on Yedid Nefesh)
Duvid Swirsky (Lead Guitar, Bouzouki, Banjo, Vocals)
Chava Mirel (Vocals)
Deborah Sacks Mintz (Vocals)
Jackson Vance Mercer (Vocals)
Lior Shragg (Percussion)
Jenni Asher (Violin)
