7. Ponniṭṭa Meni (Gold-Clad Body)

A song of praise for the beautiful gold-clad bride who walks proudly to the synagogue. This is one of several variants of the song, which was traditionally performed at a women's party the night before a wedding. The last four lines in this performance are not translated. Every second line is repeated.

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This woman whose gold-clad body
Illuminates the very earth,
She walks proudly, swinging her arms,
You gave her this greatness, oh Lord,
You, the One Who sustains the world!
Dwelling in the precious shekhinah,
Wearing this tāli with a thread,
May she live for one hundred years.