Monday, April 2, 2007

Elijah's Coming

בָּרֵךְ & הלל

As we near the end, we'll give thanks one more time. You can never overdo that at a seder.

מוֹזְגִין כּוֹס שלִישִׁי וּמְבָרְכִין בִּרְכַּת הַמָזוֹן

(. . . boray pri hagofen)

That's our ticket to a third glass of wine. Third one's a charm -- bottoms up!




Now that we're all full of wine, it's time to offer it up for Elijah the prophet. Elijah - come on in and please, when you do, bring us peace and freedom!
At this point we ignore the requirement to sing songs of praise and go directly to the end, נרצה


Les enfants juifs, however, love to sing les chants de Pessa’h.

1 comment:

Philip said...

HERE ARE THE WORDS TO DAYENU:

Ilu ho-tsi, ho-tsi-o-nu,
Ho-tsi-onu mi-Mitz-ra-yim
Ho-tsi-onu mi-Mitz-ra-yim
Da-ye-nu

CHORUS
Da-da-ye-nu,
Da-da-ye-nu,
Da-da-ye-nu,
Da-ye-nu,
Da-ye-nu,
(repeat)

Ilu na-tan, na-tan-la-nu,
Na-tan-la-nu To-rat e-met,
To-rat e-met na-tan-la-nu,
Da-ye-nu


HERE ARE THE WORDS TO HAD GADYA
which no one at this Seder has ever sung very well)

One little goat, one little goat,
My father bought for two zuzim.
One little goat, one little goat.

Chad gad-yo, chad gad-yo.


Then came a cat and ate the goatMy father bought for two zuzim.
One little goat, one little goat.

Chad gad-yo, chad gad-yo.

Then came a dog and bit the cat,
That ate the goat
My father bought for two zuzim.
One little goat, one little goat.

Chad gad-yo, chad gad-yo.

Then came a stick and beat the dog,
That bit the cat
That ate the goat My father bought for two zuzim.
One little goat, one little goat.

Chad gad-yo, chad gad-yo.

Then came a fire and burned the stick
That beat the dog
That bit the cat
That ate the goat
My father bought for two zuzim.
One little goat, one little goat.

Chad gad-yo, chad gad-yo.

Then came the water and quenched the fire,
That burned the stick
That beat the dog
That bit the cat
That ate the goat
My father bought for two zuzim.
One little goat, one little goat.

Chad gad-yo, chad gad-yo.

Then came an ox and drank the water,
That quenched the fire
That burned the stick
That beat the dog
That bit the cat
That ate the goat
My father bought for two zuzim.
One little goat, one little goat.

Chad gad-yo, chad gad-yo.

Then came a shohet and slaughtered the ox,
That drank the water that quenched the fire That burned the stick that beat the dog
That bit the cat that ate the goat
My father bought for two zuzim.
One little goat, one little goat.

Chad gad-yo, chad gad-yo.

Then came the angel of death and killed the shohet,
That slaughtered the ox that drank the water
That quenched the fire that burned the stick
That beat the dog that bit the cat
That ate the goat
My father bought for two zuzim.
One little goat, one little goat.

Chad gad-yo, chad gad-yo.

Then came the Holy One, blessed be He,
And slew the angel of death,
That killed the shohet that slaughtered the ox
That drank the water that quenched the fire
That burned the stick that beat the dog
That bit the cat that ate the goat
My father bought for two zuzim.
One little goat, one little goat.

AND HERE ARE THE LYRICS TO
"BANG A GONG:"

Well, you're dirty and sweet Clad in black, don't look back,
and I love you
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well, you're slim and you're weak

You got the teeth of the hydra upon you
You're dirty, sweet and you're my girl
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

Well, you're built like a car
You got a hubcap diamond star halo
You're built like a car, oh yeah
Well, you're an untamed youth
That's the truth, with your cloak full of eagles


Well, you're windy and wild
You got the blues in your shoes and your stockings
You're windy and wild, oh yeah
Well, you're built like a car
You got a hubcap diamond star halo
You're dirty, sweet and you're my girl