SEDER SONGS
BEFORE THE MEAL
in order of appearance during the Seder


Click to open and PRINT the Seder songsheets pdfs

1.
KADESH UR'CHATZ
(THE ORDER OF THE SEDER)
 


Kadesh ur'chatz, karpas ya'chatz. Magid rach'tsah, motzi matsah.

Maror korech, shulchan orech, Tsafun barech, halel nirtsah.

 
2.
MA NISHTANA
(WHY IS THIS NIGHT DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER NIGHTS?)
 

Question:
Ma Nishtana, halaila hazeh, mikol ha'leilot? mikol ha'leilot?

 Answers:

(1) She bechol ha'leilot, anu ochlim - CHAMETZ U'MATSAH; CHAMETZ U'MATSAH

 Ha'laila hazeh, ha'laila hazeh - KOO'LOH MATSAH x2

 (2) She bechol ha'leilot, anu ochlim - SHE'AR YERAKOT; SHE'AR YERAKOT

 Ha'lailah hazeh, ha'lailah hazeh - KOO'LOH MA'ROR x2

 (3) She bechol ha'leilot, ein anu matbilim - AFILU PA'AM ECHAT; AFILU PA'AM ECHAT

 Ha'laila hazeh, ha'laila hazeh - SHE'TEI PE'A'MIM x2

 (4) She bechol ha'leilot, anu ochlim - BEIN YOSHVIN U VEIN MESUBIN,  BEIN YOSHVIN U VEIN MESUBIN

Ha'laila hazeh, ha'laila hazeh - KOOLANU MESUBIN x2

   
3. AVADIM HAYINU (WE WERE SLAVES, NOW WE ARE FREE)
 


Avadim hayinu, ha-yi-nu. Atah b'nei chorin, b'nei chorin.

Avadim, ha-a-yinu, Atah, Atah, b'nei chorin.

Avadim, ha-a-yinu, Atah, Atah, b'nei chorin, b'nei chorin.

 
4. V'HEE SHE'AMDAH (AS GOD HAS STOOD WITH US)
 


Ve'hee she'amdah, ve'hee she'amdah, la-avoteinu vela-nu (x2)

Shelo - echad - bil'vad, a'mad aleinu le'chaloteinu (x2)


Ela, she bechol dor va dor, omdim aleinu le'chaloteinu (x2)

Vehakadosh barooch hoo, matzileinu mi-yadam (x2)

 
5. DAYEINU (IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH!!)
 
Ilu hotsi - hotsiyanu, mimitzrayim hotsiyanu - velo asah bahem shvatim - Dayenu.
  Chorus:
Dai-dai-yenu (x3)       Dai-yenu, dai-yenu, dayeinu!    

Dai-dai-yenu (x3)       Dai-yenu, dai-yenu!
 
6. HALLELUYAH
 


Halleluyah, Halleluyah, betsil'tselay shama.

Halleluyah, Halleluyah, betsil'tselay tru'ah.

Kol han'shamah, tehalel'yah; Halleluyah, Halleluyah.

   
END OF SONGS BEFORE THE MEAL.
Be'teiyavon - Good appetite!