By Zach Fredman and Shir Yaakov, The Epichorus
Text from A Kabbalistic Prayer, attributed to Rabbi Nehunya Ben HaKanah
The ancient mystical daily prayer Ana B’Choach finds new life in the 2012 setting “Na Gibor” by the New York group Epichorus. The entire prayer, known as the Forty-Two-Letter Name of God, consists of seven sentences of six Hebrew words each; this song presents the first three. “Na” means “please.”
lyrics
Ana b’choach g’dulat yemincha tatir tz’rura
Kabel rinat am’cha sagveinu tahareinu nora
Na gibor dorshei yichudcha k’vavat shomrem
(We beg you, with the strength and greatness of your right arm
Untangle our knotted fate, accept your people’s song, elevate and purify us
Please, heroic one, those who pursue your uniqueness – guard them as the pupil of an eye)
It is awakening, moving, and thought/action provoking. Thank you for holding out the messages in these melodies. The album is guided my awareness towards a deep way of living. ctrammell2020
This work is a reflection of the considerate loving kindness of the composers.
I was fortunate to have been a choir student of Rebekka Goldsmith.
Rob Duyungan
Originally sung by Holocaust survivors in Yiddish, Polish and French, this moving album is now available in a gorgeous LP package. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 11, 2022
It is rich in women's energy, deeply felt sounds of womb energy. A beautiful expression of the best of women in the Jewish hera-tage! Chana Raskin moves my soul, an Irish soul have I! Morgana Morgaine mollymaven