DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT -- DYLAN THOMAS

Do not go gentle into that good night

Dylan Thomas - 1914-1953

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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See a note about this poem at: 

https://poemanalysis.com/dylan-thomas/do-not-go-gentle-into-that-good-night/                                                             

Dylan Thomas -- Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night. (Second Copy)

Do not go gentle into that good night Dylan Thomas. 1914 – 1953 

 Do not go gentle into that good night, 

Old age should burn and rave at close of day; 

Rage, rage against the dying of the light. 

Though wise men at their end know dark is right, 

Because their words had forked no lightning they
 

Do not go gentle into that good night. 

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright 

Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, 

Rage, rage against the dying of the light. 

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, 

And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, 

Do not go gentle into that good night. 

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight 

Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, 

Rage, rage against the dying of the light. 

And you, my father, there on the sad height, 

Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. 

Do not go gentle into that good night. 

Rage, rage against the dying of the light. 

 From The Poems of Dylan Thomas, published by New Directions. Copyright © 1952, 1953 Dylan Thomas. Copyright © 1937, 1945, 1955, 1962, 1966, 1967 the Trustees for the Copyrights of Dylan Thomas. Copyright © 1938, 1939, 1943, 1946, 1971 New Directions Publishing Corp. Used with permission.

Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night by Dylan Thomas (compact with notes)

This is a very good poem by Dylan Thomas and here is a great article about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_not_go_gentle_into_that_good_night And a good article about Dylan Thomas https://poets.org/poet/dylan-thomas And this poem: https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night Do not go gentle into that good night Dylan Thomas 1914 – 1953 Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. From The Poems of Dylan Thomas, published by New Directions. Copyright © 1952, 1953 Dylan Thomas. Copyright © 1937, 1945, 1955, 1962, 1966, 1967 the Trustees for the Copyrights of Dylan Thomas. Copyright © 1938, 1939, 1943, 1946, 1971 New Directions Publishing Corp. Used with permission.

Thoughts on When I Leave this World Behind written by Irving Berlin in 1915

Sunrise used to make me happy.

Now it leaves me feeling crappy. 

Plopped in senior luxury place,

Is supposed to bring a smile to my face?

Aging sucks and I’ll say it once more —

Leaving this world I’ll gladly vote for!

So I’ve said my sad little piece, but Irving Berlin said it lots better—

I’ll post his great lyrics for you to enjoy, then, quickly as possible, wind up this letter!

This is nicely sung by Eddie Fisher:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2X8mOT8sKc

Here is a link with the tune:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYfwANc9ev8

And this one has a score!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsyG-kJ09aE

When I Leave the World Behind

Lyrics

1st verse:
I know a millionaire,
Who's burdened down with care,
A load is on his mind.
He's thinking of the day
When he must pass away
And leave his wealth behind.
I haven't any gold
To leave when I grow old,
Somehow it passed me by.
I'm very poor, but still
I'll leave a precious will
When I must say goodbye.

Chorus:
I'll leave the sunshine to the flowers,
I'll leave the spring time to the trees;
And to the old folks I'll leave the mem'ries
Of a baby upon their knees.
I'll leave the night time to the dreamers,
I'll leave the song birds to the blind;
I'll leave the moon above to those in love,
When I leave the world behind,
When I leave the world behind.

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EL MALAY RACHAMIM -- ARAMAIC

A memorial prayer for the departed, traditionally chanted at funerals.  

This is not the same as the Kaddish recited at Yahrzeits, etc.  

Source: https://mountsinaiparks.org/el-malei-rachamim/#:~:text=The%20El%20Malei%20Rachamim%20prayer%20is%20known%20as,which%20the%20memory%20of%20the%20dead%20is%20recalled.

Like many Jewish prayers - this one is Aramaic.  

The Transliterated and Translated versions are in another post in this blog.  

                                                                            

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EL MALEI RACHAMIM TRANSLITERATED AND TRANSLATED

 El Malei Rachamim transliterated and English translation

EL MALEI RACHAMIM

Memorial prayer for the departed

El malei rachamim, shochen bam 'romim, hamtzei m'nucha

n'chona tachat kanfei ha-sh'china, b'ma'alot k'doshim

u-'horim k'zohar ha-raki'a mazhirim. et nishmat

(insert name of the deceased)

FOR A MALE

shehalach l'olamo. B'gan eiden t'hei m'nuchato. Lachen,

ba'al ha-rachamim, vastirehu b'seter k'nafav l'olamim,

'vitz'ror bitz'ror ha-chayim et nishmato. Adonai hu

nachalato, v'yanu'ach b'shalom al mishkavo. V'nomar: Amen.

FOR A FEMALE

shehalcha l'olama. B'gan eiden t'hei m'nuchata. Lachen,

ba'al ha-rachamim, vastireha b'seter k'nafav l'olamim,

'vitz'ror bitz'ror ha-chavim et nishmatah. Adonai hu

nachalatah: v'tanu'ach b'shalom al mishkavah. V'nomar:

Amen.

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O God, full of compassion, who dwells on high, grant perfect

rest beneath the sheltering wings of Your divine presence,

among the holy and pure who shine as the brightness of the

firmament, unto (insert name of the deceased)

FOR A MALE

who has gone to his eternal home. Author of mercy, bring

him under the shelter of Your wings and let his soul be

bound up in the bonds of eternal life. May you be his

inheritance and may his repose be in peace. Amen.

FOR A FEMALE

who has gone to her eternal home. Author of mercy,

bring her under the shelter of Your wings and let her soul

be bound up in the bonds of eternal life. May you be her

inheritance and may her repose be in peace. Amen.

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THE ALENU

Aleinu leshabeach la-Adon haKol, laTet g'dulah l'yotzer b'reshit  She'lo asanu k'goyei haAratzot, ve'lo samanu k'mishpchot haAdama  She'lo sam chelkeinu kahem  VeGoraleinu k'chol hamonam  VaAnachnu korim uMistachavim uModim  Lifnei Melech Malchei haM'lachim haKadosh Baruch Hu.  She hu note shamaim veYosed aretz  UMoshav yekarov bashamaim mima'al  USh'chinat uzo b'govhei m'romim  Hu Eloheinu ein od  Emet Malkenu efes zulato  KaKatuv B'Torato v'yadata hayom vahashevotah el levav'cha  Ki Adonai Hu HaElohim  BaShamaim MiMaal VeAlHaaretz Mitachat Ein Od.  Vene'emar: vehayah adonai lemelech al kol ha'aretz, bayom hahu yiheyeh adonai echad u'shemo echad.	עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ לַאֲדוֹן הַכֹּל, לָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר בְּרֵאשִׁית, שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי הָאֲרָצוֹת, וְלֹא שָׂמָנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת הָאֲדָמָה. שֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵנוּ כָּהֶם, וגוֹרָלֵנוּ כְּכָל-הֲמוֹנָם. וַאֲנַחְנוּ כּוֹרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם וְיֹסֵד אָרֶץ, וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים. הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ, אֵין עוֹד, אֱמֶת מַלְכֵּנוּ, אֶפֶס זוּלָתוֹ. כַּכָּתוּב בְּתּוֹרָתוֹ וְיָדַעְתָּ הַיּוֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ אֶל לְבָבֶךָ כִּי יְיָ הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וְעַל הָאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת אֵין עוֹד: וְנֶאֱמַר: וְהָיָה יְיָ לְמֶלֶךְ עַל כָּל הָאָרֶץ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה יְהוָה אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד.
Translation: It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things, to ascribe greatness​ to him who formed the world in the beginning​, since he hath not made us like the nations of other lands, and hath not placed us like other families of the earth, since he hath not assigned unto us a portion as unto them, nor a lot as unto all their multitude​. For we bend the knee and offer worship and thanks before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be he, who stretched​ forth the heavens and laid the foundatio​ns of the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the abode of whose might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God; there is none else an truth he is our King; there is none besides him; as it is written in his Law, And thou shalt know this day, and lay it to thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.  And it is said, And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall the Lord be One, and his name One.  Sourc​e: The Standard Prayer book by Simeon Singer (1915) (public domain)
Information: Every prayer service is closed with this prayer, which is central part of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Mussaf. For more please see:  https://etzion.org.il/en/halakha/orach-chaim/prayer-and-blessings/aleinu-concluding-prayer [Note: this is said at many kinds of services -- it's not about death and dying, but I just wanted it where I could find it.]