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I’m kind of picky about taranim/non-liturgical songs, and I don’t know if we have “worship songs” (isn’t every song a worship song?), but here is one of my favorites: “Rashi ensow niwen” (Rejoice always), notable for having been written in “Old Coptic” pronunciation by Fr. Shenouda Maher, which probably makes it the first new hymn written in Coptic in at least five centuries… :eek: In the Greco-Bohairic pronunciation that most churches use, this would sound very different.

(1) Rashi khen ebshois ensow niwan
Bibnawma fsaji khan ehten x2
Ka balin dijo emmos nodan
Je rashi en sow niwan
(Rejoice in the Lord always, thus the Spirit says in our Hearts,
and again I say to you, rejoice always).

Refrain:

(RASHI ENSOW NIWAN) x4
Rashi khen epchois ensaw niwan
(Rejoice always, rejoice always, rejoice in the Lord always).

Rashi talal onof emmodan x2
Rashi talal ensow niwan
(Rejoice, be glad, exalt - all of you - rejoice, be glad always).

(2) Won niwan khen mai niwan
khen hob niwan ensaw niwan x2
Bibnawma efjos nodan
Je rashi ensaw niwan x2
(Everyone in every place, in everything, at all times
the Spirit says to you, “Rejoice always”).

(Refrain)

(3) Pchois e naman ensaw niwan
khen hob niwan afdidodan x2
Atwa bye dijo emmos nodan
Je rashi ensaw niwan
(The Lord is always with us; in all things He helps us,
because of this I say to you, “Rejoice always”).

(Refrain)

(4) Akmanaridan ebnudi/ aksoddan ebnudi x2
Entok akdi nan embek rashi ensaw niwan x2
(You have loved us, o God, You have redeemed us.
O God, You gave us Your Joy at all times).
 
Having just sung this (with much more enthuiasm than this choir :D) about 30 times in the past four days for the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross at this moment this rates as my favorite Troparion 🙂
"O Lord, save Thy people
And bless Thine inheritance.
Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians
Over their adversaries.
And by virtue of Thy Cross,
Preserve Thy habitation.
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Or this which I supposed we sang a hundred times over these festal days. 🙂
 
acarlson said:
I studied Arabic for two years, (sadly) the entire length of the program offered at my university. I LOVE being able to put it to good use! 👍 😃 Beautiful song.
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You need to attend an Byzantine Catholic Pascha/Easter service sometime, if you haven’t already. 👍
 
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