Matisyahu – Silence

A call for the Prophetic Nabia from Matisyahu. (From album “Light”, song “Silence”)

Yih’yu l’ratzon imrei fi V’hegyon libi l’fanecha, adonai tzuri
Yih’yu l’ratzon imrei fi V’hegyon libi l’fanecha, adonai tzuri

I will crush my fantasy,
bring me olive oil crushed for his majesty
to shine a warmth into eternity, this is an eternal decree,
We’ll dance like flames for there’s no gravity,
for now I’m just a candle trying to stay lit in this windy night.

Got to crush my fantasies of how this life is supposed to be

Bring my broken heart to an invisible king with a hope one day you might answer me, so I pray don’t you abandon me.

Your silence kills me;
I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Is it wrong to think you might speak to me?
You might speak, would it be words and what would you say?

It’s so heavy a heavy price to pay

your silence.

July 2nd, 2010 3:42 pm

I have had a few people ask me if I know the translation for the beginning of this matisyahu song, so I thought I would post a comment for them.

The excerpt is from Psalm 19:14 –
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O YHWH, my rock and my redeemer

(Adonai is the Hebrew word for Lord, which is spoken in place of YHWH, which is the Name of G-d that should not be spoken aloud – the actual Hebrew word in this passage is YHWH)

July 2nd, 2010 3:44 pm

יהיו לרצון ׀ אמרי־פי והגיון לבי לפניך יהוה צורי וגאלי׃

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