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Kandisa is an ancient prayer in Aramaic. The literal translation of this word may be Holy/ Holy Praise / Divine Praise. This prayer is chanted even to this day in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Churchand the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Syrian Malabar Nasrani people from Kerala, South India.
Kandisa Alahaye, Kandisa Hylsana,Kandisa Alahaye, Kandisa Hylsana.aalam aalam Aalam, Aamenu Aamen.sliha Mar Yose, Almaduba-ha Qudisa-ha,angene Dhanusa, Nyahveh Dukrana.aalam aalam Aalam, Aamenu Aamen,sliha Mar Yose, Almadbaha Qudisa-ha.angene Dhanusa, Nyahveh Dukrana.Kandisa Alaha, Kandisa Hylsana, Kandisa La Ma Yosa Isaraham Alem.
Meaning:Holy God, Holy Strong One (epitome of divine strength-Omnipotent),
Invocation (3),
Truly, Truly, Truly (So be it) (Sanskrit: thathaasthu)
Our father Joseph, at your Holy altar,
humbly I submit (Sanskrit: Sarvam Samarpayaami), may that be forever in memory (heart and mind).
Holy GOD, Holy Strong One (epitome of divine strength- Omnipotent),
Holy immortal (epitome of immortality-Omnipresent), please have mercy on me.
The last two lines are the ancient Christian
Trisagion (thrice holy) prayer, which is part of all Orthodox and
Eastern Catholic church services and forms the summit of the Roman Catholic Good Friday service. Indian Ocean's rendering is in
East Syrian whereas the
West Syrian pronunciation is: :ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܠܗܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ، ܐܬܪܚܡܥܠܝܢ :
Qadisha Alaha, Qadisha Ħilthana, Qadisha La mayotha, 'Ithraħim 'aleyn.
from wikipedia.