{"id":13640,"date":"2018-11-11T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T10:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/2018\/11\/11\/ya-hatzel-a-sephardic-hannukah-song"},"modified":"2018-11-11T12:44:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T10:44:17","slug":"ya-hatzel-a-sephardic-hannukah-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/2018\/11\/11\/ya-hatzel-a-sephardic-hannukah-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Ya Hatzel: A Sephardic Hannukah Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"screen-left\">\n<p class=\"rteright\"><em>This post provides an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephardichazzanut.com\/4.Holiday\/Pizmonim\/Hannukah\/Ya_Hasel.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audio recording<\/a>\u00a0from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephardichazzanut.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sephardic Hazzanut Project<\/a> and the Hebrew, English and transliterated<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bj.org\/spiritual-life\/festivals-and-holidays\/hanukkah\/hanukkah-blessings-and-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> lyrics<\/a> for Ya Hatzel, a traditional Sephardic Hannukah song that includes praise to God and a prayer for the future redemption, similar to that experienced by our ancestors in the miracle of Hannukah. Throughout the song, the nation of Israel is compared to a dove waiting to be saved.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13640-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sephardichazzanut.com\/4.Holiday\/Pizmonim\/Hannukah\/Ya_Hasel.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephardichazzanut.com\/4.Holiday\/Pizmonim\/Hannukah\/Ya_Hasel.mp3\">http:\/\/www.sephardichazzanut.com\/4.Holiday\/Pizmonim\/Hannukah\/Ya_Hasel.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b5\u05bc\u05dc\u00a0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"he\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b5\u05bc\u05dc 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\u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05bb\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4: \u00a0 \u00a0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b5\u05bc\u05dc \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u2026<\/p>\n<p lang=\"he\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u05d3\u05b4\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d2\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05dc \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<br \/>\n\u05e9\u05b4\u05c2\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<br \/>\n\u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05bb\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4: \u00a0 \u00a0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b5\u05bc\u05dc \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u2026<\/p>\n<p lang=\"he\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3\u05b5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05d3\u05b5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1<br \/>\n\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b9\u05bc\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1<br \/>\n\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d9\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8\u05bc: \u00a0 \u00a0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b5\u05bc\u05dc \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u2026<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">God Save the Waiting Dove<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yah, save the waiting dove who tearfully longs for you.<br \/>\nAnd the dove will rejoice in You, her King, throughout the eight days of Hanukkah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Give thanks to the strongest of the strong, to the most awesome of all<br \/>\nGod rescued the Hasmoneans\u2019 offspring and struck the enemy\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Your people will sing songs and hymns more precious than gold<br \/>\nAs they light the candles for the eight nights of Hanukkah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All hearts shall seek God, for all the good things he has done for us.<br \/>\nChildren and parents, rejoice together in our faith, which is as endless as the sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">God will renew our days and set in motion our enemies\u2019 destruction.<br \/>\nGod will send you help from God\u2019s sanctuary and fortitude from Zion.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Yah Hatzel Yona Mehaka <\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Yah hatzel yona mehaka Vedim\u2019atah lakh mefaka<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vetismah bakh ata malkah bishmonat yemei hanuka.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hodu lege-e al ge-im Venora al kol nora-im<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hitzil et nin hashmona-im<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Miyad tzar ki vahem hika. \u00a0 \u00a0Yah hatzel yona\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Veyashiru amakh shirot Uzmirot mipaz yekarot<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Behadlikam et hanerot<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Bishmonat yemei hanuka. \u00a0 \u00a0Yah hatzel yona\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Dirshu la-el kol levavot Ki gamal aleinu tovot<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Simhu vanim im ha-avot<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Bedat mini yam aruka. \u00a0 \u00a0Yah hatzel yona\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ha-el yameinu yehadesh Vetzar lahariga yekadesh<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Yishlah ezrekha mikodesh<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Umitziyon yis\u2019adeka. \u00a0 \u00a0Yah hatzel yona\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post provides an audio recording\u00a0from the Sephardic Hazzanut Project and the Hebrew, English and transliterated lyrics for Ya Hatzel, a traditional Sephardic Hannukah song that includes praise to God and a prayer for the future redemption, similar to that experienced by our ancestors in the miracle of Hannukah. 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