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The Nigun "Lecha Dodi" is a melody attributed to the Alter Rebbe, sung to the words of the Shabbos hymn "Lecha Dodi" — a liturgical poem composed by the Kabbalist R' Shlomo Alkabetz, a resident of the city of Tzfas. R' Shlomo wove his name into the poem as an acrostic, using the first letters of each stanza. The Rebbe Rashab was accustomed to singing this nigun with great devekus — deep cleaving to G‑d — on the opening verse of the Shema on weekdays.

There exists a different version of this nigun — and likely a more precise one — set to the stanza beginning Likras Shabbos from the poem "Lecha Dodi." This version was recorded from the Chassid R' Peretz Mochkin, who received it from the elder Chassidim of the previous generation, and was published in Sefer HaNiggunim, Volume II (Part I).

This nigun is Nigun No. 7 in Sefer HaNiggunim (the alternate version is Nigun No. 177).

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Lecha dodi likras kallah

Pnei Shabbos nekabelah

Shamor vezachor bedibur echad

Hishmi'anu Kel hameyuchad

Hashem echad ushmo echad

Leshem uletiferes ulehilah

Likras Shabbos lechu veneilecha

Ki hi mekor haberachah

Merosh mikedem nesuchah

Sof ma'aseh bemachashavah techilah

Mikdash melech ir meluchah

Kumi tze'i mitoch hahafechah

Rav lach sheves be'emek habacha

Vehu yachmol alaych chemlah

Hisna'ari me'afar kumi

Livshi bigdei sif'arteich ami

Al yad ben Yishai beis halachmi

Karvah el nafshi ge'alah

His'oreri his'oreri

Ki va oreich kumi ori

Uri uri shir daberi

Kevod Hashem alaych niglah

Lo seivoshi velo sikalmi

Mah tishtochachi umah tehemi

Bach yechesу aniyei ami

Venivnesah ir al tilah

Vehayu limshisah sho'sayich

Verachaku kol meval'ayich

Yasis alaych Elohayich

Kimsos chasan al kalah

Yamin usmol tifrotzi

Ve'es Hashem ta'aritzi

Al yad ish ben partzi

Venismechah venagila

Bo'i veshalom ateres ba'lah

Gam berinah (besimchah) uvetzahalah

Toch emunei am segulah

Bo'i chalah bo'i chalah

(Toch emunei am segulah

Bo'i chalah Shabbos Malketah)

External Links[edit | edit source]

Listen to the nigun — at the Heichal Neginah website
Listen to the nigun — performed by the baal menagen R' Dovid Horowitz
Listen to the nigun — arrangement by R' Elior Valner

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-'''Nigun Lecha Dodi''' is a melody attributed to the Alter Rebbe, which is sung with the words of the Shabbat liturgical poem "Lecha Dodi" (composed by the Kabbalist Rabbi Shlomo Alkabetz who was a resident of the city of Tzfat. Rabbi Shlomo also signed his name in the first letters of the stanzas of the poem). The Rebbe Rashab would customarily sing this melody with devotion during the first verse of the Shema prayer on weekdays.
+[[File:זין.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Sheet music of the nigun]]
+The '''Nigun "Lecha Dodi"''' is a melody [[attributed niggunim|attributed]] to the [[Alter Rebbe]], sung to the words of the Shabbos hymn "[[Lecha Dodi]]" — a liturgical poem composed by the [[Kabbalist]] R' Shlomo Alkabetz, a resident of the city of [[Tzfas]]. R' Shlomo wove his name into the poem as an acrostic, using the first letters of each stanza. The [[Rebbe Rashab]] was accustomed to singing this nigun with great devekus — deep cleaving to G‑d — on the opening verse of the Shema on weekdays.
-This melody has a different version (and apparently a more precise one) for the verse '''"Likrat Shabbat"''' in the "Lecha Dodi" poem. This version was recorded from the Chassid Rabbi Peretz Motzkin as he received it from the elder Chassidim of the previous generation and was printed in Sefer HaNigunim Volume 2 (Part 1).
+There exists a different version of this nigun — and likely a more precise one — set to the stanza beginning '''Likras Shabbos''' from the poem "Lecha Dodi." This version was recorded from the Chassid R' [[Peretz Mochkin]], who received it from the elder Chassidim of the previous generation, and was published in [[Sefer HaNiggunim]], Volume II (Part I).
-This melody is Nigun 7 in Sefer HaNigunim (the additional version is Nigun 177).
+This nigun is Nigun No. 7 in [[Sefer HaNiggunim]] (the alternate version is Nigun No. 177).
-== Lyrics of the Nigun ==
+== Lyrics ==
-<blockquote>'''Lecha dodi likrat kallah''' '''Pnei Shabbat nekabelah'''
-'''Sha'''mor vezachor bedibur echad Hishmi'anu El hameyuchad Hashem echad ushmo echad Leshem uletiferet velitehillah
+{{quote|
+'''Lecha dodi likras kallah'''
+:'''Pnei Shabbos nekabelah'''
+'''Sha'''mor vezachor bedibur echad
+:Hishmi'anu Kel hameyuchad
+:Hashem echad ushmo echad
+:Leshem uletiferes ulehilah
-'''Li'''krat Shabbat lechu venelcha Ki hi mekor haberachah Merosh mikedem nesuchah Sof ma'aseh bemachashavah techilah
+'''Li'''kras Shabbos lechu veneilecha
+:Ki hi mekor haberachah
+:Merosh mikedem nesuchah
+:Sof ma'aseh bemachashavah techilah
-'''Mi'''kdash melech ir meluchah Kumi tze'i mitoch hahafechah Rav lach shevet be'emek habachah Vehu yachamol alayich chemlah
+'''Mi'''kdash melech ir meluchah
+:Kumi tze'i mitoch hahafechah
+:Rav lach sheves be'emek habacha
+:Vehu yachmol alaych chemlah
-'''Hi'''tna'ari me'afar kumi Livshi bigdei tifartaich ami Al yad ben Yishai beit haLachmi Karvah el nafshi ge'alah
+'''Hi'''sna'ari me'afar kumi
+:Livshi bigdei sif'arteich ami
+:Al yad ben Yishai beis halachmi
+:Karvah el nafshi ge'alah
-'''Hi'''toreri hitoreri Ki va orech kumi ori Uri uri shir daberi Kevod Hashem alayich niglah
+'''Hi'''s'oreri his'oreri
+:Ki va oreich kumi ori
+:Uri uri shir daberi
+:Kevod Hashem alaych niglah
-'''Lo''' tevoshi velo tikalmi Mah tishtochachi umah tehemi Bach yechesu aniyei ami Venivnetah ir al tilah
+'''Lo''' seivoshi velo sikalmi
+:Mah tishtochachi umah tehemi
+:Bach yechesу aniyei ami
+:Venivnesah ir al tilah
-'''Ve'''hayu limshisah shosayich Verachaku kol mevaleayich Yasis alayich Elokayich Kimsos chatan al kallah
+'''Ve'''hayu limshisah sho'sayich
+:Verachaku kol meval'ayich
+:Yasis alaych Elohayich
+:Kimsos chasan al kalah
-'''Ya'''min usmol tifrotzi Ve'et Hashem ta'aritzi Al yad ish ben Partzi Venismechah venagilah
+'''Ya'''min usmol tifrotzi
+:Ve'es Hashem ta'aritzi
+:Al yad ish ben partzi
+:Venismechah venagila
-Bo'i veshalom ateret ba'alah Gam berinah (besimchah) uvetzoholah Toch emunei am segulah Bo'i kallah bo'i kallah (Toch emunei am segulah Bo'i kallah Shabbat malketa)</blockquote>
+Bo'i veshalom ateres ba'lah
+:Gam berinah (besimchah) uvetzahalah
+:Toch emunei am segulah
+:Bo'i chalah bo'i chalah
+:(Toch emunei am segulah
+:Bo'i chalah Shabbos Malketah)
+}}
 == External Links ==
-* To listen to the nigun on the Heichal Negina website
+* [http://www20.chassidus.com/audio/nigun/03-07-Niggun-Likras-Shabbos-from-The-Alter-Rebbe-Heichal-Neginah.htm Listen to the nigun] — at the Heichal Neginah website
-* '''To listen to the nigun''' performed by the musician Rabbi David Horowitz
+* [https://chabadpedia.co.il/images/c/c7/%28%D7%96%29_%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%94_%D7%93%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99.mp3 Listen to the nigun] — performed by the baal menagen R' Dovid Horowitz
-* To listen to the nigun arranged by Rabbi Elaor Velner (the link is not active, 2nd of Shevat 5785)
+* [http://old2.ih.chabad.info/php/audio.php?action=playsong&id=426 Listen to the nigun — arrangement by R' Elior Valner]
+[[Category:Niggunim of the Alter Rebbe]]
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