Kol Rinah sings Maoz Tzur, first the traditional melody with our audience, followed by the melody collected by Benedetto Marcello, arranged by Hugo Chaim Adler. Our conductor is Benjamin Gruder, and our accompanist is Janet Montroy. Recorded live at Congregation Sons of Israel, Briarcliff, on December 17, 2023.
Lyrics:
Maoz tzur y'shuati
L'cha naeh l'shabe'ach
Tikon beit t'filati
V'sham toda n'zabe'ach.
L'eit tachin matbe'ach
Mitzar hamenabe'ach
Az egmore b'shir mizmor
Chanukat hamizbe'ach.
Y'vanim nikbetzu alai
Azai bimei chashmanim
U'fartz chomot migdalai
V'timu kol hashmanim.
U'minotar kankanim
Nasa nes la'shoshanim
B'nei vina y'mei shmona
Kavu shir ur'nanim!
My refuge, rock of my salvation
It is pleasant to sing Your praises.
Let our house of prayer be restored
And there we will offer You our thanks.
When You have utterly silenced
Our shouting foe
Then we will celebrate with song
The altar's dedication.
The Greeks gathered against me
In the days of the Hasmoneans.
They breached the walls of my towers
And defiled all the sacred oils.
But from the last remaining flask
A miracle was wrought for the Jews.
Therefore, the sages of the day
Ordained these eight days for songs of praise!
29 авг 2024