Pink Martini - Elohai N'tzor

[mlf0924]

@MsYulifer...you should not expose yourself to such torture...easy to fix, skip this song if it pains you so.

[MsYulifer]

I speak fluent hebrew and her accent is horrible. she has a beautiful voice but it is just torture to hear her sing with such a horrid accent. EICHSA!

[OmicronBunny1]

@MsYulifer גם אני מדבר עברית שותפת, ואני די מסכים איתך, המבטא שלה מאוד מעצבן.

[herpst]

@aloysus1984 Perhaps because Jesus was a Jew who spoke Aramaic, the language of this song. Perhaps because Christianity is a sect of Judiasm. Dunno.

[miroiryouare]

Love this. This whole Pink Martini CD is great. They sing songs from several countries in different languages. Various songs, from the traditional Christmas songs to ones that we don't often hear.

[cceres]

This is said as part of the Amidah, a Jewish prayer. It's said three times a day by the very observant.

[jllandeira]

Ó, meu Deus, livra a minha língua do mal e os meus lábios do engano

Ajude-me a ficar em silêncio diante do escárnio e humilde perante todos

Meu Deus, meu Deus

Abra o meu coração

Abra o meu coração para as tuas leis.

Que as palavras da minha boca e as meditações do meu coração te sejam aceitáveis.

Meu Senhor, meu Senhor, minha Rocha

Meu Senhor, minha Rocha e meu Redentor

[jllandeira]

Elohai, n'tzor l'shoni meira us'fatai midabeir mirma, V'limkal'lai nafshi tidom v'nafshi ke-afar lakol tih'yeh. Elohai, Elohai (3 x) P'tach, p'tach libi. (2 x) p'tach libi b'toratecha. Elohai, n'tzor l'shoni meira us'fatai midabeir mirma, V'limkal'lai nafshi tidom v'nafshi ke-afar lakol tih'yeh. Elohai, Elohai. Yih'yu l'ratzon imrei fi v'hegyon libi l'fanecha, Adonai, Adonai, Adonai, Tzuri, Adonai, Tzuri v'Go-ali.

[vuvuzellaaaa]

@aloysus1984 it's not in hebrew... Aramaic I think..

[mamassage]

@aloysus1984 I'm assuming you are unfamiliar with Pink Martini. Their music is historically multicultural. In continuing this tradition with their holiday album, they are simply being themselves.  If you don't like it, there are hundreds of other artists who've made Christmas albums which may be more to your liking.

[7855waldo]

Sorry, but this is Neil Diamond wrapped up in Oregonian New Age waddle-twaddle.

PM, stick to what you do best. Don't do stuff like this, even though the musical quality is, as usual, impeccable.

[LenaBeeDee]

This song gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it. Simply amazing

[WhiteWizard79]

BEAUTIFUL! HERE WE GO LYRICS AND TRANSLATION Lyrics: Elohai, n'tzor l'shoni meira us'fatai midabeir mirma, V'limkal'lai nafshi tidom v'nafshi ke-afar lakol tih'yeh. Elohai, Elohai P'tach, p'tach libi. P'tach, p'tach libi, p'tach libi b'toratecha. Yih'yu l'ratzon imrei fi v'hegyon libi l'fanecha, Adonai, Adonai, Adonai, Tzuri, Adonai, Tzuri v'Go-ali.

[WhiteWizard79]

Translation:

O God, keep my tongue from evil

And my lips from deceit.

Help me be silent in the face of derision,

Humble in the presence of all

Open my heart

To Your Teachings.

May the words of my mouth

And the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You,

EternalOne, my Rock and my Redeemer.

[TheNivKo]

this is not a very good translation but the song means something along the lines of:

God seal my tongue from evil (Elohai netzor leshoni mera)

And my lips from speaking deceit

And to those who curse me my soul will halt

And my soul will be as dust for all

Open my heart, with your teaching (/torah) (Ptah libi betoratkha)

I wish my sayings (Ihiyu lerazon imrei pi...)

and my heart's sense brought before you

God, my saviour.

it's not that accurate but it's basically it

[Leilani828]

Could anyone tell me what language is this and what's the song talk about?? Thank you so much! Sorry the English

[OmicronBunny1]

@Leilani828 It's in Hebrew. It's a prayer. It says something like "May God guard my tongue from evil...". Google it.

[Leilani828]

@OmicronBunny1 ohh thank you so much! I really love this song! I will google it! thanks again!

[patrickhalimi]

@Leilani828 Hebrew

My god stop my tong to say bad things

[Leilani828]

@patrickhalimi Thank u so much! :D

[MrBiejos]

@Leilani828 Albanian

[trilingual28]

Gorgeous song! Thank you so much!