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bn_songbook2022-11-27 03:41 pm
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Ruach Nachon B'Kirby
This song is a setting of a verse of Psalm and also a video game meme.
The verse is Psalms 51:12, לֵב טָהוֹר בְּרָא-לִי אֱלֹהִים וְרוּחַ נָכוֹן חַדֵּשׁ בְּקִרְבִּי: lev tahor b'ra li, elohim, v'ru'ach nachon chadesh b'kirbi (create for me a pure heart, O G-d, and renew within me a right spirit). Why is this a video game meme? Because the Hebrew word for "within me" is also the name of Nintendo character Kirby — and the Hebrew word for "spirit" also means "wind" or "breath", which is Kirby's main form of attack/interaction.
The meme image (below) was made first, and shows Kirby performing his iconic inhale attack, captioned with the verse in Hebrew. But then I thought, why not set this verse to music from one of Kirby's games?
lyrics from Psalm 51:12, trad. Hebrew
ttto: "Cloud Stage" from Kirby's Adventure by Hirokazu Ando
listen to this song
The verse is Psalms 51:12, לֵב טָהוֹר בְּרָא-לִי אֱלֹהִים וְרוּחַ נָכוֹן חַדֵּשׁ בְּקִרְבִּי: lev tahor b'ra li, elohim, v'ru'ach nachon chadesh b'kirbi (create for me a pure heart, O G-d, and renew within me a right spirit). Why is this a video game meme? Because the Hebrew word for "within me" is also the name of Nintendo character Kirby — and the Hebrew word for "spirit" also means "wind" or "breath", which is Kirby's main form of attack/interaction.
The meme image (below) was made first, and shows Kirby performing his iconic inhale attack, captioned with the verse in Hebrew. But then I thought, why not set this verse to music from one of Kirby's games?
lyrics from Psalm 51:12, trad. Hebrew
ttto: "Cloud Stage" from Kirby's Adventure by Hirokazu Ando
listen to this song
/ A G F Em / F - E - / 1st / F E A - /
Ru'ach nachon chadesh b'kirbi
Lev tahor bera li
Ru'ach nachon chadesh b'kirbi
Ru'ach nachon b'kirbi
/ Am - G - / F - Em - / 1st / F - - G - - E /
v'ruach nachon chadesh b'kirbi (4x)
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Heh! Cute & funny, and a good singable tune. I think I'll learn it, at least to sing for myself, which is something I do quite often.