May we awake from our spiritual slumber, shake ourselves off from our mistakes and from our bad habits ,and turn to the Creator of the world

‎שנתעורר מתרדמתנו הרוחנית, נתנער מהטעויות וההרגלים הלא טובים שלנו, ונפנה לבורא עולם


מילים בלשון קודש ואנגלית
Lyrics in the Holy Tongue and English

‎בֶּן אָדָם
Human being
‎מַה לְּךָ נִרְדָּם
How can you sleep
‎קוּם
Arise and stand tall
‎קְרָא בְּתַחֲנוּנִים
And call out in prayer to Hashem



‎שְׁפֹךְ שִׂיחָה
Let your words pour forth
‎דְּרֹשׁ סְלִיחָה
Seek complete wholehearted forgiveness
‎ מֵאֲדוֹן הָאֲדוֹנִים
From the Master of all masters.

‎רְחַץ וּטְהַר
Purify yourself physically and spiritually
‎וְאַל תְּאַחַר
Without delay
‎בְּטֶרֶם יָמִים פּוֹנִים
Before these precious days of Elul pass

‎וּמְהֵרָה
And quickly
‎רוּץ לְעֶזְרָה
Let us run to accept assistance
‎לִפְנֵי שׁוֹכֵן מְעוֹנִים
From the One who dwells on high


‎וּמִפֶּשַׁע וְגַם רֶשַׁע
And from all our mistakes and wrongdoing
‎בְּרַח
May we run
‎וּפְחַד מֵאֲסוֹנִים
And be fearful of the tragedy of being distant from You

‎אָנָּא שְׁעֵה
Please Hashem, listen
‎לְשִׁמְךָ יוֹדְעֵי
To us, who truly know your name
‎ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הֲנֶאֱמָנִים
To us, Am Yisroel, Your faithful ones.

‎לְךָ אֲדֹנָי הַצְּדָקָה
To You Hashem is true Generosity and Righteousness

‎וְלָנוּ בֹּשֶׁת הַפָּנִים
To us there is shame, when we are far from You

‎עֲמֹד כְּגֶבֶר וְהִתְגַּבֵּר
Let us overcome and stand before You with courage
‎לְהִתְוַדּוֹת עַל חֲטָאִים
And tell you all we have done wrong.

‎יָהּ אֵל דְּרֹש בְּכֹבֶד רֹאש
The Ever-present All-mighty one we shall seek out, with the greatest respect.
‎לְכַפֵּר עַל פְּשָׁעִים
To forgive all our wrongs

‎כִּי לְעוֹלָם לֹא נֶעְלָם מִמֶּנּוּ נִפְלָאִים
For nothing is ever hidden from Him. All is know to Him.

‎וְכָל מַאֲמָר אֲשֶׁר יֵאָמַר לְפָנָיו הֵם נִקְרָאִים
All the words that we speak, are spoken before Him

‎הַמְרַחֵם
He is truly merciful
‎הוּא יְרַחֵם עָלֵינוּ כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל בָּנִים
He will have mercy upon us like a father to his children.

‎לְךָ אֲדֹנָי הַצְּדָקָה
To You Hashem is true Generosity and Righteousness

‎וְלָנוּ בֹּשֶׁת הַפָּנִים
To us there is shame, when we are far from You


Song: From Sephardi Slichos
Arranged, mixed, and mastered by: Ian Freitor @PlayMasters Studio

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