Nachamu Ami (Comfort My People) by Safam

February 3, 2016

נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ עַמִּי יֹאמַר אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃
na-kha-MU na-kha-MU a-MEE yo-MAR e-lo-hay-KHEM
Comfort, oh comfort My people, Says your God.
Isaiah 40:1

דַּבְּרוּ עַל־לֵב יְרוּשָׁלַ ִם וְקִרְאוּ אֵלֶיהָ כִּי מָלְאָה צְבָאָהּ כִּי נִרְצָה עֲוׂנָהּ כִּי לָקְחָה מִיַּד יְהֹוָה כִּפְלַיִם בְּכָל־חַטֹּאתֶיהָ׃
da-B’-RU al-LEV ye-ru-sha-LA-im v’-kir-U e-LE-ha KEE mal-AH t’-va-AH KEE nir-TZAH a-vo-NAH KEE la-KE-khah mi-YAD a-do-NAI kif-LA-yim b’-kol-cha-TO-tei-HA. {S}
Speak tenderly to Yerushalayim, And declare to her That her term of service is over, That her iniquity is expiated; For she has received at the hand of Hashem Double for all her sins.
Isaiah 40:2

קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַּמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהֹוָה יַשְּׁרוּ בָּעֲרָבָה מְסִלָּה לֵאלֹהֵינוּ׃
KOL ko-RAY ba-mid-BAR, pa-NU DE-rekh a-do-NAI, ya-SHE-ru ba-a-ra-VA, m’-si-LAH le-lo-HE-nu.
A voice rings out: “Clear in the desert A road for Hashem! Level in the wilderness A highway for our God!
Isaiah 40:3

Sing along in Hebrew to “Nachamu Ami” performed by Safam. Lyrics taken from Isaiah 40:1-3.

The video features photographs of Jerusalem.

Lyrics:
“da-bru al layv Yerushalayim”
Speak to the heart of Jerusalem

“v’-ki-roo ay-ley-ha”
and call to her

“Kee mal’-ah tz’-va-ah”
her period of exile has been completed

“kee nir-tzah a’-vo-nah”
for her iniquity has been forgiven

“kee lak’-khah mee-yad mee-yad Hashem”
for she has taken from the hand of the Lord

“kif’-la-yeem b’-khol kha-to-teyha”
double for all her sins

“na-kha-mu na-kha-mu a-mee”
“Comfort, comfort my people,”

“na-kha-mu na-kha-mu yo-mar E’-lo-kay-khem”
“comfort, comfort,” says your God.