Kaddish, Symphony No. 3 - I. Invocation - Kaddish 1 (Remastered) (To the Beloved Memory of John F. Kennedy) - Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic/Felicia Montealegre/Jennie Tourel

Written by：Leonard Bernstein

O my father ancient hallowed

Lonely disappointed father

Betrayed and rejected ruler of the universe

Angry wrinkled old majesty

I want to pray

I want to say kaddish

My own kaddish there may be

No one to say it after me

I have so little time as you well know

Is my end a minute away an hour

Is there even time to consider the question

It could be here while we are singing

That we may be stopped once for all

Cut off in the act of praising you

But while I have breath however brief

I will sing this final kaddish for you

For me and for all these I love

Here in this sacred house

I want to pray and time is short

Yit'gadal v'yit'kadash sh'mē raba

Magnified and sanctified

Be the great name amen

Chorus

Yit'gadal v'yit'kadash sh'mē raba amen

B'al'ma div'ra chir'utē

V'yam'lich mal'chutē

B'chayē chon uv'yomē chon

Uv'chayē d'chol bē t yis'raē l

Ba'agala uviz'man kariv

V'i'm'ru amen

Y'hē sh'mē raba m'varach

L'alam ul'al'mē al'maya

Yit'barach v'yish'tabach v'yit'pa ar

V'yit'romam v'yit'nasē

V'yit'hadar v'yit'aleh v'yit'halal

Sh'mē d'kud'sha b'rich hu

L'ē la min kol bir'chata

V'shirata tush'b'chata v'nechemata

Da amiran b'al'ma

V'i'm'ru amen

Y'hē sh'lama raba

Min sh'maya v'chayim alē nu

V'al kol yis'raē l

V'i'm'ru amen

Translation

Magnified and sanctified be his great name amen

Throughout the world which he hath created

According to his will

And may he establish his kingdom

During your life and during your days

And during the life of all the house of israel

Speedily and at a near time

And say ye amen

May his great name be blessed

Forever and to all eternity

Blessed and praised and glorified

And exalted and extolled and honored

And magnified and lauded

Be the name of the holy one blessed be he

Though he be beyond all blessings

And hymns praises and consolations

That can be uttered in the world

And say ye amen

May there be abundant peace

From heaven and life for us

And for Israel

And say ye amen

Speaker amen amen did you hear that father

Sh'lama raba may abundant peace

Descend on us amen

Great God

You make peace in the high places

Who commanded the morning since the days began

And caused the dawn to know its place

Surely you can cause and command

A touch of order here below

On this one dazed speck

And let us say again amen

Oseh shalom bim'romav

Hu ya aseh shalom alē nu

V'al kol yis'raē l

V'i'm'ru amen