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- B’éda d’yāwmān [On this festival day]
- B’endān saprā [In the morning]
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- Badnahaym sapra lakumariyashheenan
- Baqyamta (In Resurrection) Easter Songs in Syriac
- Bar Maryam [Son of Mary]
- Barek Maar (Bless O Lord)
- Baslos Kene / Marthyanu Raksha Pakarnnawane
- Breek Hayla Kasyadashrabgarmayhon (Friday Sapra)
- Breekeethon
- Brīk hannānā (Blessed is the merciful one)
- Brikitho l'Marya
- Briku Rambuku Marya
- Brukshe Dalaha (Benediction)
- Bsapra sahade lkethala (Mariya sapra theshmakal - Saturday sapra)
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- Kuriyelaison (Litany)
- Common article part for Oshana / Hosana / Kadqaayen Syriac chants
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- Kadqaayen (Oshana / Hosana / Holy Holy)
- Kahana ma adsea
- Kandiśā alāhā (Qandiśā alāhā )
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- Kollan daśnē - Let us all offer
- Kyanaya: the Impromptu Mode of Melody Making in Syriac
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- Maryam b'sultha
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- Mārya kolhōn hāwbai - Lord, all my faults
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- Sambah l’marya - Praise the Lord
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- Sapra (The morning prayers)
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- Ślām lēk maryam (Hail to you Mary)
- Slam lek maryam (Huthamma)
- Ślāmā w’saina
- Slīwā dahwā lan - The Cross that became for us
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Hā qes slīwā [Behold the wood of the Cross]
Encyclopedia of Syriac Chants - Index
CMSI Ref Number | (101-0030) EC-0030 |
Title | Hā qes slīwa |
Category | Chants for Special Occasions |
Liturgical Context | Veneration of the Cross on Good Friday |
Audio Snippet |
This is the translation of the Latin Chant, Ecca lignum crucis ( Behold the Wood of Cross), for the veneration of the Cross on Good Friday. As in Latin tradition, the chant is sung three times, each time in a higher pitch register, However the roles are differently distributed. In the Latin rite the celebrant sings the first two of the three phrases, and the congregationsings the third ('come lets worship'). In the Syriac rite tht celebrant, the congregation, and the deacon sing each phrase consecutively. The Syriac chant has the same melody for all three phrases, unlike its latin counterpart.
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Text Courtsey - Joseph Thekkadath Puthenkudy |
Transliteration & Translation (English)
Transliteration by Fr. Emmanuel Thelly C. M. I.
Aramaic Project Recordings
S.No | Occassion/Purpose/Context | Artist(s) | Youtube Link | Aramaic Project Number | Notes |
1 | Fr.Augustus Thekkanath CMI , Lonappan Arackal | Video | 4R | ||
2 | Fr. Augustus Thekkanath, CMI | Video | 51 N | ||
3 | VARGHESE CHIRIYANKANDATH | Video | 83 |
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