TTT :: Rachamana • Yisroel Williger

Oy. Vey. Aneina!

Of course, this is Beautiful-Tune-and-Mortifying-Rendition-Tuesday

Monday Matchup :: Im Yihye | Splash! • MBD | Lipa

From Selichos, Im Yihye, composed by MBD for MBD is from the middle of the opening paragraph. Expand image for context and content explained.

The second, composed by Avraham Fried for Lipa is from the end of the paragraph.

Habeit Na • Avraham Fried

From Goodbye Golus, 1985. Cute concept for album art, but why is the "l" in "lamm" lowercase?

National Day of Kanei Lishimcha

By overwhelming request, today is National Day of Kanei Lishimcha.

I.M. Helfgot (composed by Yossi Green and recorded on his "8th Note" album). As I remember, when 8th Note was released, the sense was that Fried was wrongly-denied this magnificent song and weirdly assigned "Heseich Hadaas" (which could as well have been sung by Shloime Dachs). It was also the official induction of Chazzan Helfgot as a mainstream singer, and not only as a novelty act at HASC.

Avraham Fried. See original post and comments here.

Slach Na • MBD (HASC 5)

Psssssssh! Oooh ah!

Webb - Shema Kolenu 2011

From this morning!

Motzen - Shema Kolenu 2011

From this years Selichos. Overall he did a good job, for me this was the highlight.

Darkecha - Precise Melodies

I feed you small doses :) Dunno. I just love this entire recording. This here is Darkecha Elokeinu; Your Darkness, our L-rd.

Kanei L'Shimcha - Avraham Fried

From today's Selichos. Noted by OldBrisker for its particular relevance this week.



קנא לשמך נורא ונקדש,
חזה כרמך נהרס ונדש,
זרויינו קבץ ושיר לך יחודש,
קימם והחים בבנין בית המקדש.

וכעשותך נוראות באותן הימים,
אתנו הפלא תשועת עולמים,
מצוא לפניך כפר ותנחומים,
א - ל מלך יושב על כסא רחמים.

I don't know the exact translation, but in rough:
Avenge Your majestic, hallowed Name!
See how Your vineyards are destroyed and trampled,
Gather Your offspring and we'll sing a new song to You
Make them eternal, make them live, by rebuilding the Beis Hamikdosh

And as You acted so fiercely in those days,
Act wondrously to save and rebuild the world today,
Place comfort and condolences before You for our finding,
G-d, King, sitting on the Throne of Mercy
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Correction: The first line of the piyut previously said "נורא ונשגב" /majestic and mighty/ and has been changed to the more likely "נורא ונקדש" /majestic and hallowed.

V'haviosim - MBD - MBD & Friends

Late, perhaps, for the Selichos period. But isn't that what Teshuva is all about? Or is that Pesach Sheini...

Who Does It Best? - Machnisei Rachamim

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Malachei Rachamim - MBD

Shimshon and I spent the earlier part of this morning, the part normally reserved for saying Selichos, BBMing each other with various contenders in the Best Selichos Song category.

This one won. Go figure.

Rachamana - Kol Achai

Ezra Hasofer - Selichos - Eisenbach