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Only a portion of the prayer is sung in this setting, however here is a translation of the full prayer:
Grant peace, goodness and blessing, grace, kindness and compassion to us and to all Your people Israel. Bless us, all of us as one, with the light of Your countenance, for by the light of Your countenance did You give us, Adonai our God, the Torah of life and love of kindness, justice, blessing, mercy, life and peace.
And may You see fit, to bless your people Israel, at all times and in every hour with Your peace.
Blessed are You, Adonai; who blesses Your people Israel with peace.
This setting of Sim Shalom is included in one of the music books in my bookcase that I refer to regularly, and somehow I never took notice of it. Ok, this compendium has over 1000 pages…. if only there were even more hours in the day!
I’ve never even heard this setting before, which confuses me, as it seems to be quite popular! I think it's lovely. So is the voice of Nancy Linder. I think you can agree that her voice is beautiful, her delivery is poised and her Hebrew diction is spot on. Ahhhhh.
The melody is attributed to Anonymous. Whenever I see that, my mind immediately wanders to fill in an imaginary story of the creation of the song and its composer. Then I usually finish my fanciful history of “music with anonymous composers” with a short tale as to how, no matter how splendid the time-tested melody is, the recognition of the composer becomes lost to history. I can be quite creative; no two of these stories are the same.
I reached out to Nancy Linder and upon request she graciously sent me this short bio:
“Nancy Linder has been the Cantorial Soloist and adult choir director at Temple Beth David in Westminster, CA since 2000. A Singer and Recording Artist, Nancy is originally from Tallahassee, Fl where she graduated from Florida State University Magna Cum Laude, majoring in Vocal Music with a Minor in Theater. Nancy attended New York University’s Tisch School for the Arts MFA Acting program. After moving to California, Nancy completed a Masters Degree from Azusa Pacific University in Educational Administration.
Nancy has starred in numerous musicals playing Anna in “The King and I, ”Eliza in “My Fair Lady” and two characters in “Nine” which won Drama League Awards in Los Angeles.
Nancy has recorded three albums of Jewish music, “My Favorite Hebrew Songs”, “Songs of the Jewish Spirit” and “Songs for Shabbat.” She also released her long awaited favorite show tune CD called, “Broadway Melodies.”
Nancy performs for Synagogue fundraisers, B’nai Brith, JCC, Jewish Federation, City of Hope, Hadassah, Ort, Ezra, Angel baseball games, URJ, CAJE conferences and other life-cycle events.”
Thanks for spending this Monday morning with me. Hoping that beautiful Jewish music on Monday morning leads to a great rest of the day!
Peace, Goodness and Blessing,
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