Eicha Trope

On this page, you will find recordings with diagrams, the Hebrew names and transliterations – everything you need to help you practise to leyn (chant) Eicha (Lamentations) in the Eastern Ashkenazi trope.

Introduction to leyning Eicha

This webpage is designed to help you recap and practise as you learn, but is not intended to teach you how to leyn from scratch. To learn to leyn, you will need a teacher or further guidance. Masorti Judaism, EAJL and synagogues run courses from time to time, or you can contact Chazzan Rebecca Blumenfeld for guidance or more information.

This is the end of every verse, where you see a : in the text.

sof-paSUK
סוֹף-פָּסֽוּק׃

merKHA
מֵרְכָא

tip’CHA
טִפְּחָא

merKHA
מֵרְכָא


מֵרְכָ֥א טִפְּחָ֖א מֵרְכָ֥א סוֹף-פָּסֽוּק׃

This appears once in almost every verse and denotes a pause.

et-nach-TA

אֶתְנַחְתָּ֑א

mu-NACH

מֻנַּ֣ח

tip’CHA

טִפְּחָ֖א

merKHA

מֵרְכָ֥א


מֵרְכָ֥א  טִפְּחָ֖א  מֻנַּ֣ח  אֶתְנַחְתָּ֑א

This is a short pause in a verse. In this family, the trope signs are both below and above the word.

ka-TON

קָט֔וֹן

mu-NACH

מֻנַּ֣ח

pash-TA

פַּשְׁטָא֙

mah-PACH

מַהְפַּ֤ך


קַדְמָ֨א מַהְפַּ֤ך פַּשְׁטָא֙ מֻנַּ֣ח קָט֔וֹן

t’VIR

תְּבִ֛יר

מֵרְכָ֥א תְּבִ֛יר

דַּרְגָּ֧א תְּבִ֛יר

GE-resh

גֵּ֜רֵשׁ

גֵּ֜רֵשׁ

קַדְמָ֨א  וְאַזְלָ֜א

r’VI-a

רְבִ֗יעַ

דַּרְגָּ֧א מֻנַּ֣ח רְבִ֗יעַ

מֻנַּ֣ח | מֻנַּ֣ח רְבִ֗יעַ

This ta’am appears in various families, so it does not have its own colour.

t’lisha k’taNA

תְּלִישָא קְטַנָּה֩

מֻנַּ֣ח תְּלִישָא קְטַנָּה֩

se-GOL

סֶגּוֹל֒

zar-KA

זַרְקָא֮

 


מֻנַּ֣ח זַרְקָא֮ מֻנַּ֣ח סֶגּוֹל֒

zakef ga-DOL

זָקֵף גָּד֕וֹל

זָקֵף גָּד֕וֹל

ger-sha-IM

גֵּרְשַׁ֞יִם

גֵּרְשַׁ֞יִם

y’TIV

יְ֚תִיב

יְ֚תִיב מֻנַּ֣ח קָט֔וֹן

T’lisha G’doLA

תְּ֠לִישָא גְדוֹלָה

מֻנַּ֣ח תְּ֠לִישָא גְדוֹלָה

Sof – Perek

סוֹף־פֶּרֶק

מֵרְכָ֥א טִפְּחָ֖א מֵרְכָ֥א סוֹף־פֶּרֶק