Grecosyrian

Hit play and chant along, in Greek AND Arabic! إعترفوا للربِ فإنهُ صالح، هلليلويا  (Etarifu lilrabi fa-inahu salihon,  Alliluya) فإن إلى الأبد رحمته، هلليلويا (Fa'ina ila al-abadi rahmatahu, Alliluya) ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ θεῷ τῶν θεῶν, αλληλουια, (Eksomoloyisthe to Theo ton Theon, Alliluya) ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, αλληλουια! (Oti is ton aiona to eleos aftu,  Alliluya) صانع السماوات بفطنة (Sani'a al-samawati bi-fitante) فإن إلى الأبد رحمته، هلليلويا (Fa'ina ila al-abadi rahmatahu, Alliluya) τῷ στερεώσαντι τὴν γῆν ἐπὶ τῶν ὑδάτων, αλληλουια, (To stereosanti tin yin epi ton idaton,  Alliluya) ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, αλληλουια! (Oti is ton aiona to eleos aftu,  Alliluya) صانع الأضواء العظام وحده (Sani'a al'adwa' al-etham wahdahu,  Alliluya) فإن إلى الأبد رحمته، هلليلويا (Fa'ina ila al-abadi rahmatahu, Alliluya) τὸν ἥλιον εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς ἡμέρας, αλληλουια! (Ton ilion eis exusian tis imeras,  Alliluya) ὅτι ε...

Note: in the video below, focus on the solo parts only. Ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου μνήσθητι ἡμῶν, Κύριε, ὅταν ἔλθῃς ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου. (En ti vasileia sou mnisthiti imon, Kirie, otan elthis en ti vasileia sou.) In your kingdom remember us, O Lord, when you come in your kingdom. Μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν. (Makarii ii ptokhi to pnevmati, oti afton estin ii vasileia ton ouranon.) Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Μακάριοι οἱ πενθοῦντες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ παρακληθήσονται. (Makarii ii penthountes, oti afti paraklithisontai.) Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Μακάριοι οἱ πραεῖς, ὅτι αὐτοὶ κληρονομήσουσι τὴν γῆν. (Makarii ii praeis, oti afti klironomisousi tin yin.) Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες καὶ διψῶντες τὴν δικαιοσύνην, ὅτι αὐτοὶ χορτασθήσονται. (Makarii ii peinontes kai dipsontes tin dikaiosinin, oti afti khortasthisontai.) Blessed are those who hunger...

Επί τού όρους μετεμορφώθης, (Epi tou orous metemorfothis) You were transfigured upon the mount καί ως εχώρουν οι Μαθηταί σου  (kai os ekhoroun ei Mathitai sou) and Your disciples, in so far as they could bear, τήν δόξαν σου, Χριστέ ο Θεός εθεάσαντο, (tin doxan sou, Khriste o Theos etheasanto) beheld Your glory, O Christ our God, ίνα όταν σε ίδωσι σταυρούμενον, (ina otan se idosi stavroumenon) Thus, when they see You crucified,  τό μέν πάθος νοήσωσιν εκούσιον, (to men pathos nisosin ekousion) they may understand Your voluntary passion,  τώ δέ κόσμω κηρύξωσιν,  (to de kosmo kirixosin) and proclaim to the world ότι σύ υπάρχεις αληθώς, τού Πατρός τό απαύγασμα. (oti si iparkheis alithos, tou Patros to apavgasma) that You are truly the effulgence of the Father. Ἡ Μεταμόρφωσις τοῦ Κυρίου

Today, according to the Julian calendar, which the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem follows and to which I belong, is the feast of the Theophany. This is, without a doubt, my favorite Theophany hymn. Hit play, enjoy and chant along. Ὁ αἲρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου  (O airon tin amartian tou cosmou) You, who bears the sins of the world ἦλθες Κύριε, μορφὴν δούλου λαβών  (Ilthes Kirie, morfin doulou lavon) You came Lord, taking on a slave's [man's] appearance Βάπτισμα αἰτῶν Κύριε, ὁ μὴ γνοὺς ἁμαρτίαν.  (Vaptisma aiton Kirie, o mi gnous amartian) And requesting a baptism, You who knows no sin Εἴδοσάν σε ὕδατα Κύριε, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν, (Eidosan se idata, Kirie, kai efovithisan) The waters saw You, Lord, and became afraid σύντρομος γέγονεν ὁ Πρόδρομος,   (Sintromos yegonen o Prodromos) John the Baptist [the Forerunner] was terrified καὶ ἐβόησε λέγων· (Kai evoise legon) And he spoke, saying: πῶς φωτίσει ὁ λύχνος τὸ Φῶς; (Pos fotisei o likhnos to Fos) "How shall the lamp illu...

  “In general, we could say that the Greeks, being Easterners, appeared more amenable to practical medicine than the Westerners” [1]. The issue of vaccines and all the conspiracy theories surrounding it has spread all over the internet, from developed to developing countries arguing how to fight the government for mandating vaccines. Some claim it is a power grab by the governments, some publish biased data saying vaccines are ineffective, some say they will have very bad long term effects and some claim they are planting chips in our bodies so governments can monitor us all the time. Emmanouel Timonis and Jacobus Pylarinos, engraving from the front cover of their book “Some account of what is said for inoculating or transplanting the smallpox” With some remarks thereon του Cotton Mather. Boston, 1721 [1] Emmanouel Timonis and Jacobus Pylarinos, engraving from the front cover of their book “Some account of what is said for inoculating or transplanting the smallpox” With some remark...

 Press play and start chanting along in Greek/Arabic! Greek: Τις θεός μέγας ως ο Θεός ημών; (Tis Theos megas os o Theos imon) Συ εί ο Θεος ο ποιών θαυμάσια μόνο. (Si ei o Theos o pion  thavmasia mono) Arabic: أيّ إله عظيم مثل إلهنا   (Ayyo elah a'theemon methla elahana) أَنتَ هو الله الصّانِعُ العَجائِبَ وَحدَك (Anta howa allah sane'o al-aja'eba wahdaka)

 Press play and chant along! Ιδού ο Νυμφίος  (Idou o Nimfios) ها هوذا الختن (Hatha howa al-khatan) έρχεται εν τω μέσω της νυκτός (Erkhetai en to meso tis niktos) يأتي في نصف الليل (Ya'ti fi nesf al-layl)  και μακάριος ο δούλος, (Kai makarios o doulos) فطوبى للعبد (Fa-touba lel-abed) ον ευρήσει γρηγορούντα (On evrisei grigorounta) الذي يجده مستيقظا (Al-lathi yajidoh mostaykethan) ανάξιος δε πάλιν (Anaxios de palin) [فهو غير مستحق] (Fa-howa ghayr mostahek) ον ευρήσει ραθυμούντα (On evrisei rathimounta) أما الذي يجده متغافلا (Amma al-lathi yajidoh motaghafelan) Βλέπε ουν ψυχή μου (Vlepe oun psikhi mou)  فانظري يا نفسي (Fa-onthori ya nafsi) μη τω ύπνω κατενεχθής (Mi to ipno katenkhthis) ألا تستغرقي في النوم  (Al-la tastaghreki fe al-nawm) ίνα μη τω θανάτω παραδοθής (Ina mi to thanato paradothis) [ألا تسلمي إلى الموت] (Al-la tastaslemi ela al mawt) και της Βασιλείας έξω κλεισθής (Kai tis Vasileias exo kleisthis) ويغلق عليك خارج الملكوت  (Wa-yoghlak alayki k...

  Γνῶσιν ἄγνωστον γνῶναι, ἡ Παρθένος Γ νῶσιν ἄγνωστον γνῶναι ἡ Παρθένος ζητοῦσα ἐβόησε πρὸς τὸν λειτουργοῦντα· (Gnosin agnoston gnonai ii Parthenos zitousa evoise pros ton leitorgounta) أنّ البتول قد التمست أن تعلم علم ما لا يعلم، فهتفت نحو الخادم قائلة: (Enna al-batoul kad eltamasat an ta'lam elm ma la yo'lam, fa-hatafat nahwa al-khadem ka'ela:) Ἐκ λαγόνων ἁγνῶν υἱὸν πῶς ἐστὶ τεχθῆναι δυνατόν; λέξον μοι   (Ek lagonon agnon ion pos esti tekthinai dinaton; lexon mi)   قل لي كيف يمكن أن يولد من أحشاءٍ نقيةٍ ابن؟ (Koll li kayfa yomken an yowlad men ahsha'n nakeya ebn?) πρὸς ἣν ἐκεῖνος ἔφησεν ἐν φόβῳ πρὶν κραυγάζων οὕτω· (Pros in ekeinos efisen  en fovo prin kravgazon outo)  فاجابها ذاك بخوفٍ صارخا هكذا: (Fa-ajabaha thak bekhawfen sarekhan hakatha:) Χαῖρε͵ βουλῆς ἀπορρήτου μύστις͵  (Khaire, voulis aporritou mistis) افرحي يا حافظة سر الرأي الذي لا يوصف (Efrahi ya gafetha serr al-ra'i al-lathi la yowsaf) χαῖρε͵ σιγῇ δεομένων πίστις· (Khaire, siyi deomenon pistis)...

Greek Version:   Arabic Version: Press play and chant along!  Lyrics: Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ στρατηγῷ τὰ νικητήρια, (Ti ipermakho stratigo ta niktiria) ا[انّي أنا مدينتك يا والدة الإله أكتب لك ] رايات الغلبة يا قائدة محامية ([Enni ana madinataki ya waledat al-elah aktob laki] rayat al-ghalaba ya ka'eda hameya) ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια, (Os litrotheisa ton deinon efkharistiria) وأقدّم لك الشكر كمُنقَذَة من الشدائد (Wa-okademo laki al-shokr ka-monketha men al-shada'ed) ἀναγράφω σοι ἡ Πόλις σου θεοτοκε (Anagrafo si ii Polis sou theotoke) [ انّي أنا مدينتك يا والدة الإله أكتب لك] ( [Enni ana madinataki ya waledat al-elah aktob laki]) Ἀλλ' ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον, (Al os ekhousa to kratos aprosmakhiton) لكن بما أنّ لك العِزة التي لا تحارب (Laken be-ma anna laki al-izza al-lati la toharab) ἐκ παντοίων με κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, (Ek pandoion meh kindinon eleftheroson) أعتقيني من صنوف الشدائد (A'tikini men sonuf al-shada'ed) ἵνα κράζω σοι· (Ina krazo si) حتى ...

  Άγγελος πρωτοστάτης Ἄ γγελος πρωτοστάτης, إن الملاك المتقدم   οὐρανόθεν ἐπέμφθη, أرسل من السماء  εἰπεῖν τῇ Θεοτόκῳ τό, Χαῖρε (ἐκ γ´)· ليقول لوالدة الإله افرحي (3) καὶ σὺν τῇ ἀσωμάτῳ φωνῇ, σωματούμενόν σε θεωρῶν Κύριε, فلما عاينك يا رب متجسداً مع الصوت غير المتجسد ἐξίστατο,  ذهل  καὶ ἵστατο κραυγάζων πρὸς αὐτὴν τοιαῦτα· ووقف صارخاً لها هكذا: Χαῖρε , δι΄ ἧς ἡ χαρὰ ἐκλάμψει· χαῖρε , δι΄ ἧς ἡ ἀρὰ ἐκλείψει· افرحي يا من بها يشرق السرور،  افرحي يا من بها تضمحل اللعنه Χαῖρε , τοῦ πεσόντος Ἀδὰμ ἡ ἀνάκλησις· χαῖρε , τῶν δακρύων τῆς Εὔας ἡ λύτρωσις· افرحي يا استعادة آدم الساقط،  افرحي يا نجاة حواء من البكاء والنحيب Χαῖρε , ὕψος δυσανάβατον ἀνθρωπίνοις λογισμοῖς· χαῖρε , βάθος δυσθεώρητον καὶ ἀγγέλων ὀφθαλμοῖς· افرحي يا علواً يعسر الصعود نحوه بالافكار البشرية، افرحي يا عمقاً يمتنع النظر اليه من أبصار الملائكة Χαῖρε , ὅτι ὑπάρχεις βασιλέως καθέδρα· χαῖρε , ὅτι βαστάζεις τὸν βαστάζοντα πάντα· افرحي لأنك وُجدتِ سُدّة للملك، افرحي لأنك تحملين الضّابط الكل Χαῖρε , ἀσ...

Ἁγία Σοφία   Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, Χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη Μαρία, افرحي يا والدة الإله العذراء مريم يا ممتلئة نعمة ὁ Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ,     الربّ معك εὐλογημένη, σὺ ἐν γυναιξί,  مباركةٌ أنتِ في النساء καὶ εὐλογημένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου,   ومباركةٌ هي ثمرة بطنك ὅτι Σωτῆρα ἔτεκες τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.   لأنكِ ولدتِ مخلص نفوسنا