CHAD GADYA
 ONE GOAT KID

 
Vemah pit'om at sharah chad gadya -
aviv od lo higia upesach lo ba?
Vemah hishtanah lach, ma nishtana?
Ani hishtaneti li hashanah.

Shebchol haleilot,
bchol haleilot sha'alti rak arba kushiot,
halailah hazeh yesh li od she'elah:
"ad matai yimashech ma'agal ha'imah?"
Rodef unirdaf, makeh umukeh
matai yigamer hateruf hazeh?

Mah hishtanah lach, ma nishtana?
Ani hishtaneti li hashanah.
haiti pa'am keves ug'di shalev,
hayom ani namer uze'ev toref
haiti kvar yonah vehaiti tz'vi

Hayom eini yoda'at mi ani.

Dazvin aba bitrei zuzei chad gadya,
chad gadya, chad gadya
kana avinu gdi bishnei zuzim
veshuv matchilim mehahatchalah.

Dazvin aba bitrei zuzei,
chad gadya, chad gadya.

Bahachatul vetaraf et hag'di
g'di katan g'di lavan.

Uva hakelev venashach lachatul
shetaraf et hag'di
she'avinu hevi.

dazvin aba bitrei zuzei,
chad gadya, chad gadya.

Ve'i mizeh hofi'a makel gadol
vechavat bakelev shenavach bekol???
hakelev shenachash et hachatul
shetaraf et hag'di she'avinu hevi.

dazvin aba bitrei zuzei chad gadya,
chad gadya, chad gadya

Ve'az partzah ha'esh
vesarfah et hamakel
shechavat bakelev hamishtolel
shenasach lachatul
shetaraf et hag'di
she'avinu hevi.

dazvin aba bitrei zuzei chad gadya,
chad gadya, chad gadya

Uva'u hamayim vechivu et ha'esh
shesarfah et hamakel
shechavat bakelev shenashach hachatul
shetaraf et hag'di she'avinu hevi.

dazvin aba bitrei zuzei chad gadya,
chad gadya, chad gadya

Uva hashor sheshatah et hamaim
shekivu et ha'esh
shesarfah et hamakel
shechavat bakelev shenashach et hachatul
shetaraf et hag'di she'avinu hevi.

dazvin aba bitrei zuzei chad gadya,
chad gadya, chad gadya

Uva hashochet sheshachat et hashor
sheshatah et hamaim
shekivu et ha'esh
shesarfah et hamakel
shechavat bakelev shenashach et hachatul
shetaraf et hag'di she'avinu hevi.

dazvin aba bitrei zuzei chad gadya,
chad gadya, chad gadya

Uva mal'ach hamavet veharag et hashochet
sheshachat et hashor
sheshatah et hamaim
shekivu et ha'esh
shesarfah et hamakel
shechavat bakelev shenashach et hachatul
shetaraf et hag'di she'avinu hevi.

dazvin aba bitrei zuzei chad gadya,
chad gadya, chad gadya

 And why suddenly you sing Chad Gadya -
spring has not come and passover isn't coming
What got changed to you, what got changed?
I got changed this year.

That all the nights, all the nights I asked only 4 questions
this night I have another question:
"until when will the circle of terror be continued?"
Chase and be chased, beat and be beaten,
when will this madness be ended?

What got changed to you, what got changed?
I got changed this year.
I was once a sheep and calm (goat) kid
haiti pa'am keves ug'di shalev,
today I'm a tiger and a wild wolf
I've already been a dove and a deer.

Today I don't know who I am.

Father brought one goatkid for 2 coins,
one goatkid, onegoatkid.
Our father bought a goatkid for 2 coins
and again we start from the beginning.

 

  



Hebrew words


LYRICS Chava Alberstein
MUSIC Chava Alberstein
SINGER Chava Alberstein
CD London   Track 6
 
Words transliterated & translated by George Jakubovits of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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