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Sunday, 7 November 2021

Recalling an oratorio not yet performed for real

 The oratorio begins with Genesis 1, the first day. 

Genesis 1:1-5

Day 1
Syllables: 115. Words: 52. Roots: 29. Root Recurrence: 65%. Average per verse: 6.8.
akd alvh (6) amr arx (2) at (3) avr (5) bdl bhv bin (2) bqr bra ci 'tvb hih (5) ivm (2) kwc (3) lil mim pnh (2) qra (2) rah raw rkp rvk thv thvm wmim yl (2) yrb
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים
אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ
1 In the beginning of God's creating,
the heavens and the earth,
a brawit bra alohim
at hwmiim vat harx
8
9
b/raw\it bra alh\im
at h/wmim v/at h/arx
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם
וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם
2 when the earth was formless and void and darkness was over the face of the abyss,
and the wind of God brooded over the face of the waters,
b vharx hiith tohu vbohu vkowç yl-pni thom
vruk alohim mrkpt yl-pni hmim
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16
vh/arx h/i\th thv v/bhv v/kwc yl pn\i thvm
v/rvk alh\im m/rkp\t yl pn\i h/mim
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר
וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר
3 God said, Let there be light,
and light was.
g viamr alohim ihi aor
vihi-aor
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3
vi/amr alh\im i/hi avr
vi/hi avr
וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב
וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
4 And God saw the light, that it was good.
And God differentiated between the light and between the darkness.
d vira alohim at-haor ci-'tob
vibdl alohim bin haor ubin hkowç
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14
vi/ra alh\im at h/avr ci +vb
vi/bdl alh\im bin h/avr v/bin h/kwc
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה
וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד פ
5 And God called the light day, and the darkness he called night.
And it was evening and it was morning, day one.
h viqra alohim laor iom vlkowç qra lilh
vihi-yrb vihi-boqr iom akd p
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10
vi/qra alh\im l/avr ivm vl/kwc qra lil\h
vi/hi yrb vi/hi bqr ivm akd

Selected recurrence: avr alvh arx at bin hih kwc ivm yl pnh qra
Word / Gloss123456789101VsStem
אלהים God's
1אלוה
את --
1את
ואת and
1את
הארץ the earth
1ארץ
והארץ when the earth
2ארץ
היתה was
2היה
וחשך and darkness
2חשך
על was over
2על
פני the face of the
2פנה
אלהים God
2אלוה
על over
2על
פני the face of
2פנה
אלהים God
3אלוה
יהי let there be
3היה
אור light
3אור
ויהי and was
3היה
אור light
3אור
אלהים God
4אלוה
את --
4את
האור the light
4אור
אלהים God
4אלוה
בין between
4בין
האור the light
4אור
ובין and between
4בין
החשך the darkness
4חשך
ויקרא and called
5קרא
אלהים God
5אלוה
לאור the light
5אור
יום day
5יום
ולחשך and the darkness
5חשך
קרא he called
5קרא
ויהי and it was
5היה
ויהי and it was
5היה
יום day
5יום
 
The full score for the oratorio is available. To perform this is a major undertaking requiring skilled singers and instrumentalists. The content directly addresses the issues of our time including joy, skepticism, the who are we issue, and  our responsibilities for the created order in which we and our children live.

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