🤎 songs for transitions 🤎

Breathe breathe breathe in 
Breathe breathe out

Let it go, let it go, let it go

Trust in what's coming
Trust in your knowing
It's deeper and wider and holy


special thanks to Jess & Dan Pelberg Berlin for lighting the spark to find this song in me

Breathe

Origin:
Viznitz melody
Liturgy from Rosh Hashanah Musaf service
Sung by Batya Levine, Sol Weiss, Rena Branson & Chana Rusanov
Art by Naomi Weintraub & Etai Rogers-Fett

Words:
V’ye’etayu chol l’ovdecha
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
Vi’varchu shem k’vodecha.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yagidu va’im tzidkecha.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yidre’shucha amim lo yeda’ucha.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
Vi’halelucha kol afsei aretz.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yomru tamid yigdal Adonai.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yizbechu lecha et zivchei’hem
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yachpe’ru im p’silei’hem.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yatu sh’chem echad le’avdecha.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yira’ucha im shemesh mivakshei panecha.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yakiru koach malcutecha.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yil’midu to’im bina.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
Vi’mallelu et gevuratecha.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
Vi’nasucha mit’nasei l’chol l’rosh.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
Vi’saldu ve’chila panecha.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
Vi’at’rucha nezer tif’ara.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yiftzichu harim rina.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yitz’halu im b’malchecha.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
Vi’kablu ol malchut’cha aleihem.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
Vi’romemucha bik’hal am.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
Vi’shme’u rechokim v’yavo’u.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.
    V’yitnu lecha keter melucha.

Translation:
Then all will come to be in sacred service. 
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty 
They will bless Your glorious Name. 
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
And declare Your righteousness in far-flung lands.
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
Peoples that didn’t know You will seek You out.
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty 
All the ends of the earth will praise You. 
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
And always say, ‘May Adonai be exalted.’
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
The will offer their offerings to You. 
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty 
They will reject their idols. 
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
And turn in unity to be in service to You.
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
Those who seek Your presence will be in awe of you as long as the sun exists.
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty 
They will be familiar with the power of Your sovereignty. 
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
And teach understanding to those who make mistakes
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
They will speak of Your strength. 
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty 
They will praise You, who is sovereign over every leader. 
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
In Your presence they will pray with sweetness.
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
And crown You with a crown of splendor. 
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty 
The mountains will burst forth with joyful song. 
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
Far-flung lands will celebrate Your Sovereignty.
   and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
They will accept the responsibility of Your Sovereignty upon themselves. 
    and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty 
And exalt you in the congregation of people. 
    and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
Distant ones will hear and they will come,
    and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty
And they will give You a crown of Sovereignty.
    and they will give You a crown of Sovereignty.

V'ye'etayu

Kol Haneshama (Oh My Gd)

Cuatro Vientos

Volaremos como Aguilas

Volaremos Como Aguilas

My Propeller (Arctic Monkeys cover by Charlotte)

creating my own sound universe, one snippet at a time - spirit

reverse

I wrote this song inspired by this quote from the Apocrypha, Book of Enoch (9:7) “The angels taught the daughters of men incantations, exorcisms, the cutting of roots, and revealed to them healing plants.”

The angels revealed to us healing plants (x2)
The angels taught the daughters the cutting of roots (x2)

Erez v'ezov
Levanah v'rimon
Shaked v'tamar
peygam v'shoom

Cedar and hyssop
frankincense and pomegrante
almond and date palm
rue and garlic

 I love this quote because it speaks to knowledge acquired through direct transmission, through relationship, specifically to “the daughters of men” (which we know means anyone without access to institutional power/gender non-conforming/trans/femmes) –  people who are identified by who they belong to and who are clearly transgressing by hanging out with and learning from angels.  It also suggests that this knowledge is always/still available to us; that even though it can feel like the healing wisdom and practices of our ancestors have been lost or purposely hidden from us,  we can access this knowledge by connecting with “angels.” Who are these angels who reveal and teach this stuff (and can I follow them on instagram and take a workshop?) I don’t know, but in my dreams sometimes they are the trees and flowers themselves, generously sharing their magic and beauty everywhere we look. (fyi, originally, in the Apocrypha, this was not actually a celebration of learning about healing from angels as you can imagine!)

you can read more about jewish plant magic here: https://dorimidnight.com/resources/jewish-plant-magic-rooting-in-resources/?fbclid=IwAR1edzpNKBZMTcivRU6TsePiQuoUGNrzxBMsButomfTNbErAHO2D1aqQc3A

Erez V'ezov

Ilumina

Artist: Miner
I learned this song at Let My People Sing 2019.

Sung at a song circle on September 15, 2019 on Chinook land/Portland, OR.

Part 1:
Let the wave wash over me
Let the wave wash over me
I am already under
Let the wave wash over me

Part 2:
There will be better days

**Photo credit: Sarah Snyder!

Let The Wave (Miner)

Arranged by Lisa G. Littlebird for the Wholehearted Chorus. Original song by Hillsong United.

Oceans by Hillsong United - All Parts

'Please bring positivity into my life, everyday. Please bring only joy and peace, and everything that is love.'

www.BeautifulChorus.com
Produced for Beautiful Chorus by DiViNCi of SoS

Positivity

recorded by Aly Halpert, Sol Weiss & Margot Seigle

I believed in solid ground until I saw the earth in motion,
in the winds of steady change and in the ever-rolling ocean.

All moves on in perfect, perfect motion.
All is change and ever-rolling ocean.

from Annie: 
Blessed Motion is a 4-part acknowledgement of the nature of Life as an unpredictable, ever-changing movement toward itself. The melody came squatting on a rock next to a fast moving fork in the Trinity River, where salmon were in their first week of journeying to their spawning sites in northern California. Martin Prechtel said after surviving the Guatemala earthquake of 1976, during which he witnessed the ground beneath him rising up and swallowing people and villages whole, that solid ground is a myth believed by people who live on the earth rather than in it. This idea has stayed with me through the years and provided partial inspiration for this song. This is a big song! It travels through two dimensions, the first, a three or four part set of repeating lines, the second, a layered riff topped with a solo section.

Blessed Motion - Annie Zylstra

Kishke Nigun - Margot Seigle

https://thebirdsings.com/fall2020-playlist/

Walking Each Other Home - Kate Munger

Good Enough - Lea Morris

JEWISH COMMUNAL SINGING FOR HEALING AND LIBERATION
Let My People Sing! is a cultural project expanding the ancient and transformative practice of Jewish communal singing. We gather in multi-racial, multicultural and genderful Jewish community, uplifting songs and leaders historically and ongoingly pushed to the margins. Together, we transmit and reclaim diasporic Jewish singing traditions, celebrate original music emerging from our communities, and create heart-centered gatherings where we can all be leaders and learners of song.

Kishke Nigun - Margot Seigle

Let My People Sing!

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