"Kol Nidre"...

The haunting melody of the Kol Nidre prayer, traditionally sang at Yom Yippur; played here on an actual replica of King David's Lyre!

The Kinnor Lyre was played by King David, 3000 years ago, when he danced before the Ark of the Covenant, & for over 1000 years, it's mystical resonance could be heard wafting through the Olive Groves from Temple Mount, where it was played by my own Levite ancestors in the Temple of Jerusalem, to accompany the legendary singing of the Levitical Choir...

After almost 2000 years of silence, following the destruction of the Jewish Temple in 70CE by the Roman Legions under Titus, the haunting sound of the ancient Jewish Kinnor can be heard once more...in my spare room, Salford, Lancashire!!;o)

The transliteration/translation of this prayer from the Hebrew is as follows:

va'chara-may, v'konah-may,
U'knah-say, v'chee-nu-yay, Dindahr-nah,
U'dish-tvahnah u'dah-harimnah,
U'dah-sarnah ahl nahf-shatanah.
Me-Yom Kippurim zeh ad
Yom Kippurim haba ah-leynu l'tovah.
B'chul-hone Eech-raht-nah-b'hone,
Kuhl-hone, y'hone, sharahz, Shvee-kin,
Shvee-tin, B'taylin u'mvoo-tah-lin.
Lah sh'ririn v'lah kah-yahmin,
Nidrah-nah lah nidray,
V'ehs-rahnah lah eh-sahray,
U'shvu-ahtahnah lah shvuot.

"All vows, obligations, oaths, anathemas,
be they called konam or konas,
or by any other name,
which we may vow or pledge.....
From this Day of Atonement
until the next.....we do repent.
May they be deemed to be forgiven,
absolved, anulled or void,
and made of no effect.
They shall not bind us not have power over
us, and the vows shall not be considered
vows, nor the obligations obligatory,
nor the oaths."

This prayer has been misinterpreted and misquoted by raving antisemites throughout the ages - who quote it completely out of context, & use it as an "argument" that no Jew is ever to be trusted!

Rabbis have always pointed out that the dispensation from vows in Kol Nidrei refers ONLY to those which an individual voluntarily assumes for himself alone between himself and God, and in which no other persons or their interests are involved. The formula is restricted to ONLY those vows which are made solely between man and God alone; they have NO effect on vows made between one man and another. No vow, promise, or oath which concerns another person, a court of justice, or a community is, or was ever meant to be implied in Kol Nidrei!

According to Jewish doctrine, the sole purpose of this prayer, is to give protection from divine punishment in case of violation of a vow, made solely between man and God...

All of my 9 albums of mystical, ancient lyre music are now available from iTunes...

1)"An Ancient Lyre": http://bit.ly/dhCozi

2)"King David's Lyre; Echoes of Ancient Israel":
http://bit.ly/9PCIua




3)"The Ancient Biblical Lyre": http://bit.ly/9hTDje

4)"Lyre of the Levites": http://bit.ly/9baWuM

5)"Apollo's Lyre": http://bit.ly/dhCozi

6)"Ancient Times -- Music of The Ancient World": http://bit.ly/aRF5PD

7)"The Ancient Greek Modes": http://bit.ly/cZks0o

8)"The Ancient Greek Lyre": http://bit.ly/bxO7Ra

9)"Ancient Visions -- New Compositions for an Ancient Lyre": http://bit.ly/dCPmRN

Physical CDs are also available anywhere in the world from CD Baby, for 3 of my best selling albums:

"An Ancient Lyre": http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mlevy4

"King David's Lyre; Echoes of Ancient Israel":
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mlevy

"Lyre of the Levites": http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mlevy2

For full details about my albums of lyre music, and the fascinating ancient historical background, please visit my official website:

http://www.ancientlyre.com

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[Shakirashaz]

you are very talented, i love ur music!! i am definatley buy 3 cds , for each of my sisters they love ur music

[Klezfiddle1]

@Shakirashaz Many thanks! I am so glad you have enjoyed hearing some of my "Musical Adventures in Time Travel"! My 3 CDs, "King David's Lyre; Echoes of Ancient Israel", "Lyre of the Levites" & "An Ancient Lyre" are now all avalable from cdbaby. My MP3 album, "Ancient Times - Music of the Ancient World", "The Ancient Biblical Lyre" & "Apollo's Lyre" are all available from iTunes...please "spread the word"! Many thanks :o)

[lamedwufnik]

It is simply beauty turn into sound. It is the first time I listen to this instrument and this music. I was looking for Kol Nidrei, having Schoenberg and Max Bruch in mind, and I found this post. Thank you very much for sharing.

[Klezfiddle1]

Glad you like it! There is just SOMETHING about the way this lyre can mystically transform melodies into MAGIC...it was this "mystical phenomenon", that got me hooked on getting back to my Levite roots and learning to play it. NB!! My CD of solo lyre music is almost finished - check my Myspace site for updates on the progress of the album(URL given on my Youtube Channel Page)

[rakkav]

Definitely sounds better without the reverb! :)

[Klezfiddle1]

Cheers! I really value your opinion - when I'm getting my CD mastered, the only reverb I think I will now add, will be just a subtle hint, to take away the artifical "dryness" of the studio...

[INDYOSKARS]

lKEEP ON HARPING......ENDLESSLY !

[dawitkungfu]

hi, I am just responding to what you wrote.....this Krar is played all over the Nile valley. I think the Isreal people might have got it from Egypt when they were enslaved. Krar is played by the native Egyptians not the Arab Egyptians, by Sudanese people, by Ethiopians, Eritreans, Somalians.The Egyptian kings (Pharo) played it..the people of the horn of africa are the offsprings of the ancient Egyptians.Most of them left Egypt because of desertification.Islam expanttion brought the Arabs.

[jeetendrag10]

the sound quality is terrible.should use better recording electronics.

[ooo9090]

could you tell me the scale to this song? I need it before monday and i wanna play to it for a social studies project. It would be great if I knew the scale for it. thanks.

[TheEarthDoll]

I want one now!

[hadlock]

How is it tuned (all different notes?) sounds like you definitely have some drone strings in there. Pentatonic?

[ZionzLioness]

thats beautiful thank you

[davitogrubba]

oh god, I agree heartily... That can make the difference between a beautiful work of art and horrible 80's new age music, no matter how wonderful your playing is.