Liner Notes & Lyrics

 

Liner Notes and Lyrics for Mystic Rhythms of Kabbalah

The life of a mystic is a rich path of receiving and giving to the point of merging in a united flow where all boundaries are rendered invisible. The repetitive call and response style of the chants mirrors the dynamic relationship between receiving and giving; listening to God’s call, or to the yearning of our souls, and responding.

I invite you to listen, chant, and journey with me into the mystery of God in your soul.

I bless you with the openness to be inspired and receive, and the courage to be creative and respond. May this music help you cultivate unbounded awareness pointing you toward the reality that all is one. We are one, God is one, the universe is one, and they are all unified in awareness.

I thank the Source-of -All for the blessing of this music and I thank you for sharing the journey with me.

Shalom, Rabbi Sigal

All lyrics, translations, and melodies by Sigal Brier, except where noted.

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1. Hineni Here I am (Hebrew: Biblical; Melody inspired by Swami Sivananda) 

I chant these words remembering the trust and support I know in my life, moving from showing up, saying Hineni, to taking risks and becoming the full version of who I am at each moment, saying I will be what I will be (Eheye asher Eheye,) and always remembering God’s promise: I will be with you (Eheye Imach.)

Hineni — Eheye Asher Eheye — Eheye Imach I am here I am, I’ll be what I will be, I’ll be with you.

2. Shuvah Come Back  The flow moves from tiferet to shechinah, healing shechinah and returning it to its harmony. I call for the healing of the soul and the healing of the earth and creation interchangeably, because personal healing, collective healing, and environmental healing are all intertwined.

tashuv tiferent lah’shchinah tashuv shchinah leh’tifartah shuvah la’shechinah Balance and beauty return, The Holy Presence dwells on earth. Come back spirit heal my soul, Come back spirit make me whole.

3. Echad I am one (Hebrew: Biblical; English: Unknown)  I dedicate this song to the children at Tzedek v’Shalom congregation who love to sing and clap to it with me.

I am one and you are one and we are altogether one. In the spirit in the heart we are altogether one. Shema Israel adonai elohaynu, adonai echad.

4. memaleh v’Sovev Flowing (Hebrew: Zohar)  memaleh kol olamin v’sovev kol olamin u’mibaladecha ayin shum metziut k’lal Infusing all worlds, surrounding all worlds, and without you nothing exists at all.

5. Ozi Faith (Hebrew: Exodus 15:2)  This verse is sung on many occasions and appears in the bible several times. The words remind me of my physical and spiritual endurance and strength, a gift from God of course, and the constant song of God that is vibrating in the universe. This chant is a joyful song celebrating our human ability, power, and potential, and the spiritual sound of God’s song we hear in our hearts.

Ozi ve’zimrat yah, va’yehee li liyshuah My strength and song of God lift me up! They lift me up!

6. Sod Matok Sweet Secret (Traditional Indian melody)  When God’s grace, Hesed, is unveiled we taste only sweet sacredness. The sweet secret is revealed to us in the gift of living in growing awareness. When we forget and lose touch with that, and only taste bitterness, we can call on the flow of Hesed, God’s flow of loving-kindness and open to its transformative power. Returning back to the well of nectar.

Sod matok matza’ati hesed elohee Sweet secret I have found you, the grace of God.

7. Tachanun Supplication  Entreating God’s attributes of kindness, wisdom, love and mercy to heal. Calling on both the masculine aspect of God, Yah, and the feminine aspect, Shechinah.

Yah Adonay Shechinat El Chaneni aneni Yah, Rachmi rachmi alayi Shechinah.Wisdom, mercy, and love. Mercy, mercy Yah, Embrace me, love me, Shechinah.

8. Eyin Sof Infinite (Hebrew: Adon Olam poem)  Non-duality and the experience of resting and then merging into the One gives me the sense of ayin-sof, the infinite, that has no beginning and no end.

Beli reshit beli tachlit With no beginning and without end.

9. Nitzchi Eternal  With these words I dive into the continuum of time and space of all things and of all times; past, present, and future. As I chant I enter oneness and hear the echoes of the universe responding to me, affirming the awareness that all things were, are, and will be.

Hu hayah hoveh ve’yiheyeh. He haytah hovah ve’teheyeh Spirit, love, beauty, God—was, is, and will be.

10. Shechinah Nisteret Mysterious Presence (Traditional Jewish melody)  I wrote this poem calling to Shechinah, the feminine mysterious presence, and set it to the well known Avinu Malkaynu melody. The melody evokes God as the masculine father and king we call upon for forgiveness on the High Holy Days, while the new lyrics invoke the feminine presence, the Shechinah. The Hebrew is written in the feminine voice and directed to the shechinah.

kaveni retzoni lirtzonech karvi libi lelibech holichi oti be’darkech hasmiyi be kolech yachdini im yikarech shechinal nisteretAlign my will with yours Bring close my heart to you Guide me on your path Sound in me your voice Unite me with your essence Shechinah, mysterious presence.

 

Liner Notes and Lyrics the dance of the soul

It is my pleasure to share this music with you. I extend my gratitude and love to all those who encourage me to follow my own soul dance which this work emerged from. I am grateful for the Source-of-all for the ever-flowing inspiration and blessings.

I bless your soul with a delightful journey. May this music inspires and entices your soul to do its own unique dance.

L’shalom, Rabbi Sigal

You may wish to use this CD in a spiritual practice, a yoga class, and an integrated prayer and movement session/service.

The tracks are in order* of the daily Jewish prayer via the Kabalistic four worlds. The music is energetically and rhythmically designed to carry you through the physical (tracks 2,3), emotional and creative (4,5,6), cerebral and intellectual (7), and spiritual (9,10) realms. I have designed flows through yoga postures, expressive dance, and meditative movement to go along with this music. Please contact me if you wish to learn more about it.

You can program this CD to fit your needs when you pray/practice alone or with a group (e.g. time of day, energy level, and mood). Feel free to experiment with different combinations or try these combinations:

Morning Prayer (Shacharit): 1 hour play all tracks in original order.

40 minutes high-energy tracks: 2,4,6,7,8,9.

30 minutes mellow tracks: 2,3,5, say Shema, 8,9.

20 minutes core tracks: 2,7,8,1.

Evening Prayer (Minchah): 35 minutes tracks: 4,1,8,9,10,1.

Late Evening Prayer (Maariv): 35 minutes tracks: 3,1,7,8,9,10.

Meditative Prayer anytime: 20 minutes tracks: 1,8,9.

Healing and relaxation anytime: 15 minutes tracks: 3,10,1.

*Realms, track 1, can be used anywhere anytime. It is great for beginnings, transitioning, and endings. Ending with Relaxation, track 10, is recommended whenever possible. You can Lay on your back relax your mind and body and receive the afterglow of your practice and prayer.

The Dance of the Soul

1) Realms Olamot Meolam v’ad olam Atah El.From realm to realm from world to world, You are ever-flowing Sustaining Source.

Throughout time and space and beyond time and space, You are One Source, You are One Light, You are Infinite Oneness from which everything is born. You are infinitely directing and channeling Yourself into the world and into us, continuously becoming us.

2)Openings & Spaces Maflee La-asot Baruch Atah Adonai Elohaynu Melech ha-olam, asher yatzar et ha-adam b’chochmah oo-varah vo nekaveem (2) chaluleem (2). Galu-yee veyadua lifnay cheesay chvodecha. Sh’eem yee-patach ecahd mayhem, oh yeesatem echad mayhem, ee efshar lehitkayem vela-amod lefanecha, afhilu sha-ah achat. Baruch Atah Adonai, rofaeh chol basar oo-maflee la-asot.

Blessed is the Sustaining Source that formed the human form in wisdom and created it with openings and spaces. It is revealed and known before Your Throne of Glory that if but one of them were ruptured or blocked it would be impossible to exist and stand before You. Blessed are You Healer of all flesh and Performer of wonders.

3) Pure Soul Neshama Tehorah Elohai, Elohai, neshamah shena-tata bee, teorah (3), hee.

Atah vera-tah, yetza-rtah, nafach-tah bee, ve’atah meshamerah tehorah be’kirbee. Kol z’man sh’haneshamah bekieby, modah ani.

Baruch Atah YAH Eloheynu, hama-chazeer neshama lkol guf chai.

My GOD the soul you given me, is pure.

You created, formed, breathed her in me, and You guard her pure within me. As long as the soul/breath is in me I give thanks.

Blessed is YAH our God, Guardian of all souls, who returns soul to every living body.

4) Rejoicing Ashray (Music: Jamie Arnold) Ashray yoshvay beytecha, ode yeha-lelu-cha selah.

Happy are those who dwell in the house of God. They will continue to praise You eternally.

5) Hallelu-Yah (Psalm 146) Halleli Nafshi et Adonai. Elohayech Tzion le’dor va’dor – Hallelu-Yah

I am calling on my soul to praise God. The God Center is our stability from generation to generation. Praise Yah.

6) Ecstatic Praise Yishtabach (Adaptation of a traditional Indian music) Yishtabach (2) Sheem-cha la-ad Malkaynu. Ayl Chay Olameem.

Praised be Your Name without end. Eternal Sustainer of life in all the worlds– in and beyond the time space continuum.

7) Shema (Adaptation of a traditional Sepharadic song) Ahavat olam aha-vtanu Adonai Elohaynu. Vehayer aynaynu betoratecha, vedaveck leebaynu be-mitzvotecha. Vehaveh alyenu beracha ve-shalom mearbah kanfot ha-aretz. Baruch Atah Adonai ha-bocher beamo Yisrael ve-kol yoshvay tevel be-ah-avaah. Ayl Melech neh-man, Shechinah neh-emanah. Shema Yisrael Adonai Elohaynu Adonai Echad (Baruch Shem Kevod malchuto leolam va-ed). Yah Elohaychem emet (2)…ve-yatzeev ve-nachon, ve-kayam, ve-yashar, ve-ne-eman, ve-tov, ve-naeah…Yah Elohaychem emet.

Mee cha-mochah baayleem Adonai, mee ka-mochah ne-edar bakodesh, nora te-heelot oseh phele (2). Yah yimloch leolam va-ed (2). Baruch Atah Yah ga-al Yisrael.

Eternal love You loved us. Enlighten our eyes in Your teachings, and help us cleave to Your path. Bring blessing and peace from the four corners of the universe. Blessed are You, Beloved One, who chooses us, God wrestlers and all earthly beings, with love.

Trusted sustaining Source! Trusted Sustaining Divine Presence!

Hear! Listen! all God wrestlers become aware. The sustaining Source is One with its creation. Blessed be the Name forever within and beyond time and space… Your GOD is a true God… and enduring, and upright, and sustaining, and faithful, and good, and beautiful.

Who is like You among the gods that are worshiped?

Who is like You glorious in holiness? Awesome in splendor, creator of miracles. The sustaining Source will be forever and ever. Blesses are You God, redeemer of Israel.

8) Meditative Prayer  Tefheelah

Adonai sefatai tifh-tach oo-fee yageed te-hilatecha.

God, open up my lips and my mouth will say your praise.

(Followed by the 18 Amidah blessings.)

9) Grant Us Peace Sim Shalom Sim shalom, tovah uveracha, cheyn va-chessed ve-rachameem.

Grant us peace, goodness and blessing, grace, loving-kindness, and compassion (A prayer for inner and outer/world peace).

Alynu leshabeach La’Adon hakol, latet gedulah leyotzer bereshit. V’anachnu koreem oo-mishtachaveem oo-modeem, leefnay Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Ve-ne-emar vehaya Adonai le’Melech ahl kol ha-aretz. Ba-yom hahu yhe-yeh Adoni Echad oo-Shemo Echad.

It is incumbent upon us to praise as we acknowledge the greatness of the Creator of all. And then, we bow and thank before the Blessed One. It is said that one day the whole earth will become a unified majesty and then the oneness of God and creation will be revealed.

10) Relaxation Menuchah Nuchu tachat kanfey ha’Shechinnah. Nu-ach, nu-chy tachat kanfay Shechinah.

Rest, relax, & let go under the wings of the Divine Presence.

Music, arrangements, adaptations of Hebrew liturgy, original words, and translations to English by Sigal Brier (except where noted)

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Rabbi Sigal designed a yoga and movement flow to go with the tracks and will be glad to share it with you. Please contact her if you are interested to learn more about it.

Here are some general guidelines on the Art of Moving Through Prayer.

Begin with the body; focus on the lower part of the body, the legs, and the feet to establish your grounding and connection to the earth and the physical body(track 2). Then, deeply engage the breath in a slow and focused manner (track 3). Bring your attention to the pelvic area circling and moving with the beat and then flowing smoothly into the emotional fluid realm of creativity (tracks 4,5). Continue up through the heart center and the chest to a place of hearing from the heart with love (track 6). Shema, deep listening, is the realm of intellect connected to the heart and the body (track 7). Focus on your third eye (between the brows) and on connecting all of your being to it. Focusing on energetically connecting crown of the head, to the heart, and to the sole of your feet. The spiritual realm is where the meditative prayer happen (track 8). Focus on connecting yourself to the Source, upper realms, spirit, divinity, God. >From the meditation bring inspiration down with slow meditative movement (track 9) and end with a relaxation. Laying on your back relaxing all the muscels and organs to gravity and surrendering to the support of mother earth (track 10).