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- B’éda d’yāwmān [On this festival day]
- B’endān saprā [In the morning]
- B’had min yāwmin (On one of the days)
- Badnahaym sapra lakumariyashheenan
- Bar Maryam [Son of Mary]
- Barek Maar (Bless O Lord)
- Baslos Kene / Marthyanu Raksha Pakarnnawane
- Breek Hayla Kasyadashrabgarmayhon (Friday Sapra)
- Breekeethon
- Brīk hannān❠[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
- K’ţāwā rambā - The great book
- Kadkrew Maaran
- Kadmaskinan
- Kadqaayen (Oshana / Hosana / Holy Holy)
- Kahana ma adsea
- Kandiśā alāhā (Qandiśā alāhā )
- Kārōsūsā
- Kollan daśnē - Let us all offer
- Kyanaya: the Impromptu Mode of Melody Making in Syriac
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- Maryam b'sultha
- M’haymneenan
- M’Samsana d'awdi
- M’siha Alahan
- Manay Hade Mruthiyute kotutham kottakalellam
- Mār Wālāh
- Maran Iso
- Marayor paawe
- Maria Alaah
- Marth Mariam thuwaaneesaa
- Marya kohon hawbai
- Mārya kolhōn hāwbai - Lord, all my faults
- Mawhawsa
- Misiha Paroqe d'alma Karthawu mahathwathote Bharikkunnu
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- Sagdinan mar
- Sahade kandeeshe malpanedhaymanutha (Wednesday Sapra)
- Sahade Vaython thaggare (Tuedsay Sapra)
- Śambah l’māryā - Praise the Lord
- Śambah leśān - Praise my tongue
- Sambah sandiqe
- Sapra (The morning prayers)
- Shlama sahade valgarmaygon (Thursday Sapra)
- Ślām lēk maryam (Hail to you Mary)
- Slam lek maryam (Huthamma)
- Ślāmā w’saina
- Slīwā dahwā lan - The Cross that became for us
- Slosak Avoon Thehvelan
- Slotha
- Slotha Daslothe
- Sma Aalaha
- Sma mar bkhaalaa daslosan
- Suwha l’awaa - Commemoration hymn
- Šūwhā Lēh
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ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܗܘܵܐ ܠܲܢ
സ് ലീവാ ദഹവാ ലൻ
Slīwā dahwā lan (The Cross that became for us)
Encyclopedia of Syriac Chants - Index
CMSI Ref Number | CMS-101-0010 |
Title | Slīwā dahwā lan (The Cross that became for us) |
Category | Chants from Rāza |
Liturgical Context | Qurbānā and Hours of Syriac churches. |
The public veneration of the cross is part of the introductory ceremonies of rāza. The celebrant offers the cross to the people who show their respect by kissing it. At this time, the choir sings this ‘Anthem of the Sanctuary’ (d’qanke). The chant extols the glory of the cross. The text is an example of penta-syllabic meter in Syriac poetry: slī-wā-dah-wā- lan/e-laţ-tā-wā-ţā.
Translation (Malayalam ) | |||||||||
ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܗܘܵܐ ܠܲܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܬܵܐ
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സ്ലീവാ നമുക്ക് അനുഗ്രഹങ്ങളുടെ ഉറവിടമാകുന്നു
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Text in Syriac | Transliteration in Malayalam |
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Text Courtesy - Joseph Thekkedath Puthenkudy |
Transliteration & Translation (English)
Transliteration by Fr. Emmanuel Thelly C. M. I.
Transliteration | Translation |
W’wē u nehde lemban. Slīwā dahwā lan ellaţ thāwāţā W’wē u eţharar gensan māyōţā Hu mār nehwe lan śūrā hassinā W'wē nezkēy 1'wiśā w'kolhēn sen’āţē. D'waśmē qandiśā sambaran. Slīwā dahwā lan …. |
Let our hearts rejoice only in him. The Cross which has become the cause of good things, And by which our mortal race was freed, Let it be for us a strong fortress by which We will conquer the devil and all his devices. Because we have put our hope in his holy name. The Cross which ….. |
Available recordings
Qambel Māran | Syriac Chants from South India
Aramaic Project Recordings:
S.No | Occassion/Purpose/Context | Artist | Youtube Link | Aramaic Project Number | Notes |
1. | Josetta Jarly and Shalini Kurian | Video | 42 | ||
2. | Fr. Mathew Mattam | Video | 62K | ||
3. | Sung when the festival procession reaches the Open air Cross | Lonappan Arackal & team | Video | 51L | Author: St. Ephrem the Syrian. The text and melody are used for the veneration of the Cross in two very different contexts. During Raza, the most solemn form of Qurbana, the chant is sung while the celebrants and the congregation kiss the Cross. During festival processions the chant used to be sung at the foot of the open-air Cross when the celebrant and singers halted to venerate the Cross. On this occasion, it was sung with the accompaniment of violin and triangle. |
4. | Sung during the kissing of the cross in Raaza | Josetta Jarly Thalikasthanam & Shalini Kurian | Video | 42 | Instruction |
5. | Sung during Raaza | Rev. Dr. Jacob Vellian and team | Video | 6c | |
6. | Fr. Jose P. Kottaram | Video | 54b | ||
7. | Fr. Jose P. Kottaram | Video | 54c | ||
8. | Fr.John Kachiramattom CMI & The Syriac Choir of St. John's Church,Konthuruthy, Ernakulam | Video | 4i |
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