This impressive video features “the Jewish tenor” Eli Buzaglo singing “Boi Kallah”, a classic Hebrew wedding song, to the tune of Andrea Bocelli’s “Time To Say Goodbye.” Often sung as the bride approaches the chuppah (as seen in this video), the Hebrew, English and transliterated lyrics from the Kabbalistic Kabbalat Shabbat song, “Lecha Dodi,” can be seen below. He precedes this song with excerpts from the last of the Sheva Brachot, the seven blessings recited under the Chuppah.
בּֽוֹאִי כַלָּה
בּֽוֹאִי בְשָׁלוֹם עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ.
גַּם בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְצָהֳלָה
תּוֹךְ אֱמוּנֵי עַם סְגֻּלָּה.
בּֽוֹאִי כַלָּה, בּֽוֹאִי כַלָּה
Enter, bride!
Come in peace, crown of her husband
As well in joy and in jubilation
The midst of the faithful precious nation
Enter, bride! Enter, bride!
Bo’i Kallah
Bo’i v’shalom, ateret ba’ala,
Gam b’simcha uv’ tzhala.
Toch emunei am segula;
Bo’i kallah, bo’i kallah.
Excerpts from the Seventh Blessing
ברוך אתה ה’ אלהינו מלך העולם, אשר ברא ששון ושמחה, חתן וכלה, גילה רינה, דיצה וחדווה…עוד ישמע בערי יהודה ובחוצות ירושלים, קול ששון וקול שמחה, קול חתן וקול כלה…
Blessed are You, LORD, our God, sovereign of the universe, who created joy and gladness, groom and bride, mirth, song, delight and rejoicing… there should be heard in the cities of Judah and in the courtyards of Jerusalem the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of groom and the voice of bride…
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher bara sason v’simcha chatan v’kallah, gilah rinah ditzah v’chedvah…od yishammah b’arei Yhudah uv-chutzot Y’rushalayim kol sason v’kol simcha, kol chatan v’kol kalah…