Yah Ribon יה רבון from Simu Lev by Kedmah, Yoni Avi Battat, Rabbi Yosef Goldman

יָהּ רִבּוֹן עָלַם וְעַלְמַיָּא
אַנְתְּ הוּא מַלְכָּא מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא

עוֹבָדֵי גְבוּרְתָּךְ וְתִמְהַיָּא
שְׁפַר קֳדָמַי לְהַחֲוַיָּא

שְׁבָחִין אֲסַדֵּר צַפְרָא וְרַמְשָׁא
לָךְ אֱלָהָא קַדִּישָׁא בְּרָא כָל נַפְשָׁא

עִירִין קַדִּישִׁין וּבְנֵי אֱנָשָׁא
חֵיוַת בָּרָא וְעוֹף שְׁמַיָּא

רַבְרְבִין עוֹבָדָךְ וְתַקִּיפִין
מַכִּיךְ רָמַיָּא זַקִּיף כְּפִיפִין

לוּ יְחִי גְבַר שְׁנִין אַלְפִין
לָא יֵעוּל גְּבוּרְתָּךְ בְּחוּשְׁבְּנַיָּא

לְמִקְדָּשָׁךְ תּוּב וּלְקֹדֶשׁ קֻדְשִׁין
אֲתַר דִּי בֵיהּ יֶחֱדוּן רוּחִין וְנַפְשִׁין

וִיזַמְּרוּן לָךְ שִׁירִין וְרֲחֲשִׁין
בִּירוּשְׁלֵם קַרְתָּא דְשֻׁפְרַיָּא


Yah, Eternal Sovereign of all realms,
Supreme Ruler, above all rulers.
Of Your mighty works and wonders,
It is lovely to sing before You.

Morning and evening, I will praise
You, Holy God Who created all life:
Heavenly spirits and humankind,
Beasts of the field, birds of the sky.

Great are Your deeds and mighty,
Humbling the haughty, lifting the meek;
Were mortals to live even a thousand years,
It would still not suffice to recount Your strength.

Return to Your sanctuary, Your most holy abode
To that place where all souls will rejoice;
They will sing to You sweet melodies
and whisper words of praise
In Jerusalem, the City of Beauty.

Translation by Yosef Goldman

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