‘Prince of Israeli Rock’ Sings Chabad Shabbos Davening Melody

By COLlive reporter

“Kel Adon” is one of the most ancient parts of the Shachris morning davening on Shabbos despite its author remains unknown until today.

This piyyut is written in the order of the Aleph Beis. Unlike many others, the author did not include his name in it. It is estimated that it was composed in the land of Israel and includes kabbalistic secrets.

Having been included in the Siddur, it is sung in many Jewish communities around the world before the Shema and different tunes were composed on its words.

A special tune hasn’t been composed in Chabad for it. Instead, chazzanim and now many others use a dance niggun composed by Chabad Chassidim in Nikolayev, the Ukrainian birth city of the Rebbe.

As part of the Tzama musical project of Chassidic melodies, one of Israel’s most popular and critically acclaimed rock musicians Berry Sakharof sings the melody with the words of Kel Adon. The project was coordinated by Rabbi Moshe Shilat and Naor Carmi.

AUDIO:

LYRICS:
אֵל אָדוֹן עַל כָּל הַמַּעֲשִֹים,
בָּרוּךְ וּמְבֹרָךְ בְּפִי כָּל הַנְּשָׁמָה,
גָּדְלוֹ וְטוּבוֹ מָלֵא עוֹלָם,
דַּעַת וּתְבוּנָה סֹבְבִים הוֹדוֹ:

הַמִּתְגָּאֶה עַל חַיּוֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ,
וְנֶהְדָּר בְּכָבוֹד עַל הַמֶּרְכָּבָה,
זְכוּת וּמִישׁוֹר לִפְנֵי כִסְאוֹ,
חֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים מָלֵא כְבוֹדוֹ:

טוֹבִים מְאוֹרוֹת שֶׁבָּרָא אֱלֹהֵינוּ,
יְצָרָם בְּדַעַת בְּבִינָה וּבְהַשְֹכֵּל,
כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה נָתַן בָּהֶם,
לִהְיוֹת מוֹשְׁלִים בְּקֶרֶב תֵּבֵל:

מְלֵאִים זִיו וּמְפִיקִים נֹגַהּ,
נָאֶה זִיוָם בְּכָל הָעוֹלָם:
שְֹמֵחִים בְּצֵאתָם וְשָֹשִֹים בְּבוֹאָם,
עֹשִֹים בְּאֵימָה רְצוֹן קוֹנָם:

פְּאֵר וְכָבוֹד נוֹתְנִים לִשְׁמוֹ,
צָהֳלָה וְרִנָּה לְזֵכֶר מַלְכוּתוֹ,
קָרָא לַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וַיִּזְרַח אוֹר,
רָאָה וְהִתְקִין צוּרַת הַלְּבָנָה:

שֶׁבַח נוֹתְנִים לוֹ כָּל צְבָא מָרוֹם,
תִּפְאֶרֶת וּגְדֻלָּה,
שְֹרָפִים וְחַיּוֹת וְאוֹפַנֵּי הַקֹּדֶשׁ: