Yedid Nefesh

"ידיד נפש"
Song by Avraham Fried
from the album We Are Ready!
Language	Hebrew
English title	Yedid Nefesh
Released	1988
Studio	Systems Two, N.Y.
Genre	Waltz
Length	5:48
Label	Holyland Aderet Gal-Paz
Composer(s)	Yossi Green
Lyricist(s)	Prayers for Erev Shabbat
Producer(s)	Sheya Mendlowitz
We Are Ready! track listing
10 tracks Side A Avrohom Yogail • אברהם יגל We Are Ready • אנחנו מוכנים Yedid Nefesh • ידיד נפש Aseh • עשה Shavas Aniyim • שועת עניים Side B Hashem Melech • ד' מלך Tanyeh • תניא Eliyahu • אליהו Emes • אמת Boray Olam • בורא עולם

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Yedid Nefesh is a Hebrew song by American singer Avraham Fried, released in 1988 as part of his album We Are Ready!. The song is composed by Yossi Green with lyrics adapted from prayers for Erev Shabbat. The songs are performed in the waltz genre, and features the Neginah Orchestra arranged by Moshe Laufer. The song was produced by Sheya Mendlowitz.

Lyrics

יְדִיד נֶפֶשׁ אָב הָרַחֲמָן,
מְשׁוֹךְ עַבְדְּךָ אֶל רְצוֹנֶךָ,
יָרוּץ עַבְדְּךָ כְּמוֹ אַיָּל,
יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל מוּל הֲדָרֶךָ,
יֶעֱרַב לוֹ יְדִידוֹתֶיךָ
מִנֹּפֶת צוּף וְכָל טָעַם:

הָדוּר נָאֶה זִיו הָעוֹלָם,
נַפְשִׁי חוֹלַת אַהֲבָתֶךָ,
אָנָּא קֵל נָא, רְפָא נָא לָהּ,
בְּהַרְאוֹת לָהּ נֹעַם זִיוֶךָ,
אָז תִּתְחַזֵּק וְתִתְרַפֵּא,
וְהָיְתָה לָהּ שִׂמְחַת עוֹלָם: