Bereshit Olam

In the Beginning of the World

Bereshit Olam

There, in the beginning of the worldSham, bereshit olam
Stood Eve lovingly in front of AdamAmda chava ohevet mul adam
A helper against him, a shadow of his imageEzer kenegdo, tzela mitzalho
From then on, man is restlessMe'az tzo'ed adam
To the direction of the one he dreamed ofEl kivuna shel zo asher chalam
On the top of his joy, he will bring you with himAl rosh simchato ya'ale otch ito
And he will not forget his belovedVe'hu lo ishkachech ahuvato

No, no, no, this is not a coincidenceLo, lo, lo, lo ze lo mikre
God is merciful, goodElokim rokem, tove
In the midst of gold threads between usBechutei zahav beineinu
This is the way of creationZo, zo darko shel abore
To sanctify his loveLekadesh et ahove
Under a canopy of stars above usBechupat kochav me'aleinu

Time, a treasure of timeZman, otzer azman
In moments of white wealthLeregahim shel osher belavan
All the shadows under the canopy of vowsKol amitzalot bechupat klulot
Here stands the groomKan omed chatan
Taking your hand, your beauty is asleepOchez yedech humiyofyech nirdam
On the top of your joyAl rosh simchatech
Raise your chosen one with youTa'ali et bechir libech
He will not forget you, he is your belovedTehu lo ishkachech, hu ahuvech

No, no, no, this is not a coincidenceLo, lo, lo, lo ze lo mikre
God is merciful, goodElokim rokem, tove
In the midst of gold threads between usBechutei zahav beineinu
This is the way of creationZo, zo darko shel abore
To sanctify his loveLekadesh et ahove
Under a canopy of stars above usBechupat kochav me'aleinu

In holiness you will be his to possessBikdusha at tehi lo lehisha
He will be yours to cherishHu hihiye' lach lehishech
And to shine upon your headVe'lazer she'al roshech
He will protect you and watch over youHu yagen lach ve'ishmor
From destruction, storm, and coldMimashber, sufa vekor
In nights of loveBeleilot shel ahava
He will be a portion of tranquilityHu yihye chelkat shalva

No, no, no, this is not a coincidenceLo, lo, lo, lo ze lo mikre
God is merciful, goodElokim rokem, tove
In the midst of gold threads above usBechutei zahav me'aleinu
In the beginning of the worldBereshit olam