IM NINALU
IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED
  The following translation appears on the
50 Gates of Wisdom album, by Keren Barak:
   

Im nin'alu daltei n'divim
Daltei marom lo nin'alu
El Chai, mareimawm al kawruvim
Kulawm b'rucho ya'alu
El Chai

Ki hem elai kis'o kawruvim
Yodu sh'mei weihal'lu
Chayet shehem rotzeh washawvim
Miyom b'ri'aw nichlawlu
El Chai

Uv'shesh kanufayim s'vivim
Awfim b'eit yitjaljelu

Im nin'alu daltei n'divim
Daltei marom lo nin'alu
El Chai, mareimawm al kawruvim
Kulawm b'rucho ya'alu
El Chai

Jaljal wa'ofen ru'ashim
Medim sh'mei u'm'gadeshim
Miziv k'veido loveshim
Uv'shesh kanufayim s'vivim
Awfim b'eit yitjaljelu
Ya'anu b'gel shirim areivim
Yachad b'etet nidjalu
Jaljal wa'ofen ru'ashim
Medim sh'mei u'm'gadeshim
Miziv k'veido loveshim
El Chai

If there be no mercy left in the world,
The doors of heaven will never be barred.
The Creator reigns supreme, and is higher
than the angels
All, in His spirit, will rise

By His nearness, His life-giving breath
flows through them.
And they glory in His name
From the moment of genesis,
His creations grow,
Captivating and more beautiful.

The wheel in his circle thunders
Acclaiming His Holy name
Clothed in the glory of His radiance,
The six-winged cherubs surround Him,
Whirling in His honor
And with their free wings sweetly sing,
Together, in unison

Im nin'alu daltei n'divim - daltei marom lo nin'alu
If the doors of the wealthy are locked, the doors of Heaven will never be locked.

El Chai - The living God

Click here for the pdf file of the words in Hebrew


TEXT Rabbi Shalem Shabazi
MUSIC Yemenite traditional, with modern instrumental arrangement
SINGER Ofra Haza
CD's

Shirei Teiman - Yemenite Songs  Track 1
also Fifty Gates of Wisdom  (same recordings, English jacket)

 

Words and Hebrew pdf sent in by Malka Tischler of New York, USA
Contact the publisher of Hebrew Songs.com
 


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