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Darkecho Elokeinu

Lyrics:

Transliteration:

Darkecha elokeinu leha'arich apecha loraim velatovem vehi sehilasecha.
Lema'anecha elokeinu asei velo lanu re'ei amidaseinu dalim vereikim.

Translation:

Our G-d, Thou art forbearing Toward the evil and the good; That is Thy praise. For Thy sake, not for ours, grant our request. See how we stand before Thee, humble and lacking in Virtue.

Liturgy

The text is from the Yom Kippur eve liturgy. The melody brims over with penitence and joy of the spirit. The Rebbe introduced it on Simchat Torah of the year 5716 (1955).

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Music notes courtesy of Kehot Publication Society and Chabad Melodies by Eli Lipsker and Velvel Pasternak.

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Posted: Sep 28, 2009

this song is very inspiring for the high holidays

Posted By Evette

Posted: Jan 22, 2009

Darchecha Elokeinu

Thanks! - I found it, finally, it's in the Maariv Selichot for Yom Kippur [sefard - not sure if it's in ashenaz] - thanks for the info - I'll look to see the complete piyut -
thanks again!

Posted By Rafi Metz, Denver, CO

Posted: Jan 20, 2009

Re: Selichot

I apologize for the delay while researching the issue. This piyut (liturgical poem), Darkecha Elokeinu, is recited during the Yom Kippur evening prayers -- not during Selichot as was previously erroneously stated on the page above.

The words of the song are actually the refrain of the (much longer) piyut, composed by Yosi son of Yosi, the first such composer that we know of by name from Mishnaic times. In most communities the entire poem is not sung, only the few lines of Darkecha Elokeinu.

Click here to see the complete piyut.

(With thanks to my brother Shalom Hazan for researching the matter.)

Posted By Chani Benjaminson, chabad.org

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