Desires of my heart |
Ele hamda libi |
אלה חמדה לבי | |||||
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| These are the desires of my heart, | ’Éllè hamda libbi, |
אֵלֶּה חָמֽדָה לִבִּי, | |||||
| Have mercy and do not turn away from me! | Husa na ve-’al na tit‘allém! |
חוּסָה נָא וְאַל נָא תִּתְעַלֵּם! | |||||
(From Yedid Nefesh, a 16th century liturgical poem)