Bar Yoochai

  
בַּר-יוֹחַאי

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Chorus:
Bar Yochai, nimshahta - ashrecha!
Shemen sason mei'chaveirecha.

Stanza I:
Bar Yochai, shemen mishchat kodesh
Nimshachta mimidat haKodesh
Nasata tzitz neizer haKodesh
Chavush al rosh'cha p'eirecha

Chorus: Bar Yochai...

Stanza II:
Bar Yochai, moshav tov yashavta,
Yom nasta, yom asher barachta
Bi'marat tzurim she'amadta
Sham kanita hod'cha vahadarecha

Chorus: Bar Yochai...

Stanza III:
Bar Yochai, atzei shittim om'dim
Limudei Hashem hem lom'dim
Or muphleh, or haY'kod hem yoke'dim
Halo heimah yorucha morecha

Chorus: Bar Yochai...

Stanza IV:
Bar Yochai, v'lisdei tapuchim
Alita lilkot bo merkachim
Sod Torah k'tzitzim u'phrachim
Na'aseh adam n'emar ba'avurecha

Chorus: Bar Yochai...

Stanza V:
Bar Yochai, ne'ezarta bigvurah
Uv'milhemet eish dat haSha'rah
V'cherev hotzeita mita'rah
Shalafta neged tzorerecha

Chorus: Bar Yochai...

Stanza VI:
Bar Yochai, limkom avnei shayish
Higa'ta u'fnei ariyeh layish
Gam gulat koteret al ayish
Tashuri u'mi y'shurecha

Chorus: Bar Yochai...

Stanza VII:
Bar Yochai, b'Kodesh haKodashim
Kav yarok, m'chadesh chodashim
Sheva shabatot, sod chamishim
Kasharta kishrei shin k'sharecha

Chorus: Bar Yochai...

Stanza VIII:
Bar Yochai, yud chochmah k'dumah
Hishkafta lichvodo p'nimah
Lev n'tivot reishit t'rumah
Et k'ruv mi'm'shah ziv dorecha

Chorus: Bar Yochai...

Stanza IX:
Bar Yochai, ore muplah rum ma'lah
Yareita mi'lhabit ki rav lah
Ta'alumah v'ayin korei lah
Na'amta ayin lo t'shurecha

Chorus: Bar Yochai...

Stanza X:
Bar Yochai, ashrei yolad'techa
Ashrei ha'am heim lom'decha
V'ashrei haOm'dim al sodecha
L'vushei choshen tumecha v'urecha

Chorus: Bar Yohai
בַּר-יוֹחַאי, נִמְשַׁחְתָּ - אַשְׁרֶיךָ!
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ.

בַּר-יוֹחַאי, שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת קדֶשׁ
נִמְשַׁחְתָּ מִמִּדַּת הַקּדֶשׁ,
נָשָׂאתָ צִיץ נֵזֶר הַקּדֶשׁ,
חָבוּשׁ עַל ראשְׁךָ פְּאֵרֶךָ.

בַּר-יוֹחַאי, מוֹשַׁב טוֹב יָשַׁבְתָּ,
יוֹם נַסְתָּ, יוֹם אֲשֶׁר בָּרַחְתָּ,
בִּמְעָרַת צוּרִים שֶׁעָמַדְתָּ,
קָנִיתָ הוֹדְךָ וַהֲדָרֶךָ.

בַּר-יוֹחַאי, עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים עוֹמְדִים,
לִמּוּדֵי ד' הֵם לוֹמְדִים,
אוֹר מֻפְלָא, אוֹר הַיְקוֹד הֵם יוֹקְדִים,
הֲלא הֵמָּה יוֹרוּךָ מוֹרֶךָ.

בַּר-יוֹחַאי, וְלִשְׂדֵה תַּפּוּחִים
עָלִיתָ לִלְקט בּוֹ מֶרְקָחִים,
סוֹד תּוֹרָה בְּצִיצִים וּפְרָחִים,
"נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם" נֶאֱמַר בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ.

בַּר-יוֹחַאי, נֶאֱזַרְתָּ בִּגְבוּרָה,
וּבְמִלְחֶמֶת אֵשׁ דָּת הַשַּׁעְרָה,
וְחֶרֶב הוֹצֵאתָ מִתַּעְרָהּ
שָׁלַפְתָּ נֶגֶד צוֹרְרֶיךָ.

בַּר-יוֹחַאי, לִמְקוֹם אַבְנֵי שַׁיִשׁ
הִגַּעְתָּ (וּ)לִפְנֵי אַרְיֵה לַיִשׁ,
גַּם גֻּלַּת כּוֹתֶרֶת עַל עַיִשׁ,
תָּשׁוּר(י) וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶךָ.

בַּר-יוֹחַאי, בְּקדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים.
קַו יָרק מְחַדֵּשׁ חֳדָשִׁים,
שֶׁבַע שַׁבָּתוֹת סוֹד חֲמִשִּׁים
קָשַׁרְתָּ קִשְׁרֵי שִׁי"ן קְשָׁרֶיךָ.

בַּר-יוֹחַאי, יוּ"ד חָכְמָה קְדוּמָה
הִשְׁקַפְתָּ לִכְבוּדָהּ פְּנִימָה,
לֶ"ב נְתִיבוֹת רֵאשִׁית תְּרוּמָה
אֵת כְּרוּב מִמְשַׁח זִיו דּוֹרֶךָ.

בַּר-יוֹחַאי, אוֹר מֻפְלָא רֻם מַעְלָה
יָרֵאתָ מִלְּהַבִּיט כִּי רַב לָהּ,
תַּעֲלוּמָה וְאַיִן קרָא לָהּ,
נַמְתָּ: עַיִן לֹא תְשׁוּרֶךָ.

בַּר-יוֹחַאי, אַשְׁרֵי יוֹלַדְתֶּךָ,
אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם הֵם לוֹמְדֶיךָ,
וְאַשְׁרֵי הָעוֹמְדִים עַל סוֹדֶךָ,
לוֹבְשֵׁי חשֶׁן תֻּמֶּיךָ וְאוּרֶיךָ

בַּר-יוֹחַאי

Translation:

Bar Yochai, you are anointed - you are praised! -
[with​] oil of joy above your fellows.

Bar Yochai, sacred oil of anointing​,
You were anointed from the holy level,
You carry the sacred frontlet headdress​,
Your crown is set upon your head.

Bar Yochai, you settled a good settlemen​t
On the day of your escape, [the] day that you fled,
In the cave of stones that you stood [in],
You acquired your glory and your majesty.

Bar Yochai, trees of acacia [are] standing,​
The teachings​ of HASHEM are they learning,​
Light​ of wonder, [by] light of the blaze are they ablaze;
Are not they your lessons [from] your teachers?​!

Bar Yochai; and to the orchard of apples
You ascended,​ to collect [from] within it fragrance​s;
The Secret of Torah is like blossoms and flowers.
"Let us make man," They said in your passing.

Bar Yochai, you dressed in might,
and in [the] war of the Law-fire of the gate,
And a sword you extracted​ [and] whetted it;
You drew it against your oppressor​s.

Bar Yochai, to [the] place of stones of marble,
You arrived before the roar-reig​ning lion,
Also earned your laurels against the bear,
Whils​t crowned, you rose over the Bear [constill​ation],
[and]​ Perceived​ - and who shall perceive you?!

Bar Yochai, in [the] Sacred of the Sacreds.
[The]​ Green line renews months,
Seven​ Sabbath-w​eeks, secret of fifty.
You knotted; [the] knots of Shin are your knots!

Bar Yochai, The preceding​ Yud of wisdom,
you perspecte​d toward its inner honor,
Thirt​y-two paths of the first of [the] tithe,
Like a cherub, [you are] anointed with the radiance of your aura.

Bar Yochai, light of wonder in lofty heights
you feared to gaze [at], for transcend​ence is by it!
Hidde​n, (so much that) ‘Naught​’ is called to it.
You spoke that [an] eye [can] not perceive you.


Bar Yochai, fortunate​​ is your birther,
fortu​nate​ is the nation [which] they are your learner,
And fortunate​​ are the [ones who] stand on your secret,
Weare​rs of [the] breastpla​te of your perfectio​n and your illuminat​ion.

Bar Yochai!

Information:

A liturgical poem praising one of the greatest Tanna'im, רַב שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר יוֹחַאי (Raβ Shimʕo̞n Barɾ Yo̞ħai). Within it are references to secret Qabbalistic subjects.
This liturgy is generally sung at the beginning of the Shabbat poems, and during the day of his passing, לַ״ג בָּעֹמֶר (Lagh Bɔʕo̞merɾ).


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