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Sholom Aleichem

By Zalman Goldstein and Chaim Fogelman

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Transliteration:

Sha-lom a-lei-chem,
mal-a-chei ha-sha-reit,
mal-a-chei el-yon,
mi-me-lech ma-l'chei ha-m'la-chim,
ha-ka-dosh ba-ruch hu.
Repeat three times

Bo-a-chem l'sha-lom,
mal-a-chei ha-sha-lom,
mal-a-chei el-yon,
mi-me-lech ma-l'chei ha-m'la-chim,
ha-ka-dosh ba-ruch hu.
Repeat three times

Bar-chu-ni l'sha-lom,
mal-a-chei ha-sha-lom,
mal-a-chei el-yon,
mi-me-lech ma-l'chei ha-m'la-chim,
ha-ka-dosh ba-ruch hu.
Repeat three times

Tsei-t'chem l'sha-lom,
mal-a-chei ha-sha-lom,
mal-a-chei el-yon,
mi-me-lech ma-l'chei ha-m'la-chim,
ha-ka-dosh ba-ruch hu.
Repeat three times

Ki mal-achav
yetz-aveh lach, lish-mor-cha
beh-chol derah-cheh-chah.
Hashem yish-mor tzeit-chah
uvoh-ehchah meh-atah v'ad ol-ahm.

Translation:

Say three times: Peace unto you, ministering angels, messengers of the Most High, of the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He.

Say three times: May your coming be in peace angels of peace, messengers of the Most High, of the supreme King of kings, the Holy one, blessed be He.

Say three times: Bless me with peace, angels of peace, messengers of the Most High, of the supreme King of kings, the Holy one, blessed be He.

Say three times: May your departure be in peace, angels of peace, messengers of the Most High, of the supreme King of kings, the Holy one, blessed be He.

For He will instruct His angels in your behalf, to guard you in all your ways. The Lord will guard your going and your coming from now and for all time.

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Music by Zalman Goldstein; Vocals by Chaim Fogelman

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Posted: Dec 2, 2011

This is so beautiful!

Dear listeners,

I am just learning Hebrew, and am in my second year of study towards converting to Judaism; so I am a beginner. I see there is talk of a yiddish accent here--can someone clarify this heavy accent? Sephardic or Ashkenazi? I would like to memorize the song and sing along, but I hear dipthongs where I see single vowels, and it is mysterious to me. I am a language teacher myself, so I am curious about such things. Thank you for any wisdom you may have to enlighten me about this! (And I am buying the CD anyway--I am a sucker for a beautiful, haunting melody.)

Posted By K.C.E., Ventura, CA

Posted: Nov 24, 2011

Blessing Song

My family and I love this song. We first heard this song from the documentary film "Praying With Lior"....we nearly cry every time because it really touches the heart!

Thank you for all the Shabbat Prayers & Songs with the translations for my family to embrace and share.

Thank you again and again....SHALOM!

Posted By Ms. Walters, Greenville, NC

Posted: Nov 7, 2011

english

Thank you Shalom, much appreciated by all who cannot read or understand hebrew. Many thanks for doing all this for us, G-D bless you, marilyn from Australia

Posted By Marilyn Malick, Brisbane, QLD Australia

Posted: Nov 5, 2011

Heavy yiddish accent...

This is beautiful song... in so many levels... could you please upload it with the hebrew pronounciation?

Posted By Ernesto, Monterrey, Mexico

Posted: Aug 23, 2011

Finally I know what I've been singing!

I've sung this song with my family every shabbat dinner for the last 22 years and never knew what it meant! I was satisfied just knowing it was probably a praise of Hashem! Finally I know what it means! Thank you!!

Posted By Joshua Reuben, Mumbai, India

Posted: Aug 13, 2011

beautiful song

I wish we could understand the words, as we don't understand hebrew, I know that the words are here, but is not the same, but none the less, beutiful, Marilyn from Australia

Posted By marilyn, brisbane, qld australia

Posted: Aug 5, 2011

Song.

It sounds nice but it sounds more like a yiddish accent. Rather than hebrew.

Posted By Liat, Tucson

Posted: July 29, 2011

sholom aleichem

Nice

Posted By Anonymous, flushing, ny/usa

Posted: July 19, 2011

shabaTT song

i love this one and i am soo glad i have now a translation. love