Ashrenu - We are Happy! - Amadea

Songs from the Jewish New Year 5768 --

Ashrenu (Hebrew Prayer)

Live Performance of the Hebrew prayer -- Ashrenu -- by Amadea (Mezzo-Soprano) and Jürgen Gottschalk (Accordion). The hebrew prayer -- Ashrenu -- comes from a section of the Morning Prayer Service known as the "Tikun Tefillah."

The "Tikun Tefillah" was compiled during a period of intense persecution -- the middle of the 5th century, when the Jewish people were ruled by the Persian King, Yezdegerd II. He forbade the Jews to observe the Sabbath or to recite their central prayer -- The "Shema," since the "Shema" mentions the Hebrew word "Yisrael." "Yisrael" is the second name for the Hebrew Patriarch -- Jacob. This Hebrew word literally means -- "He triumphed over an angel."

"Yisrael" itself is made up of two Hebrew words; the first word being ("Shirara" or mastery) combined with a second Hebrew word ("Yashar" or upright, fair) -- a dedication to justice in accordance with the Lord's will. The Persian King, Yezdegerd II, seems to have felt personally threatened by the Jewish religion and the Jewish people, in that "ideally" one of the main goals of Judaism is to fulfil divine justice by conquering the Angel of Darkness, just as Jacob had done in biblical times.

Therefore, the Ashrenu prayer was written to help the Jewish people not be disheartened by their Persian oppressors. It is recited just before the "Shema" prayer. It is a reminder to the Jewish people that the Torah is their real heritage, and that its beauty can never be subdued or overthrown by anyone.

Here is an English translation of the Ashrenu:

"We are fortunate,
how good is our portion,
how pleasant our lot,
and how beautiful is out heritage!"

Here is a transliteration of the original lyrics in Hebrew:

"Ashrénu ma tov chelkénu umanayim gorolénu. (2x)
La la la la..."

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[mijael92]

ashrenu ma tov jelkenu u manaim goraleno.

[Hunterfrag]

I want the lyrics too please!

[huelladigital]

i want the lyric please!!!