Chad Gadya | חַד גַּדְיָא
Mashadi / Persian Melody, sung by Galeet Dardashti
Mashadi / Persian Melody
Traditional Haggadah text, Author Unknown, Europe, 15th–16th Century CE
Sung by Galeet Dardashti
Cumulative song sung at the end of the Seder. Each verse extends the chain until the Holy One, Blessed Be, defeats the Angel of Death itself.
חַד גַּדְיָא, חַד גַּדְיָא / דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי
Chad gadya, chad gadya / d’zabin abba bitrei zuzei
One little goat / that my father bought for two zuzim
V’ata shunra v’achla l’gadya...
Then came a cat and ate the goat
V’ata chalba v’nashach l’shunra d’achla l’gadya...
Then came a dog and bit the cat
V’ata chutra v’hikah l’chalba...
Then came a stick and beat the dog
V’ata nura v’saraf l’chutra...
Then came fire and burned the stick
V’ata maya v’chavah l’nura...
Then came water and quenched the fire
V’ata tora v’shata l’maya...
Then came an ox and drank the water
V’ata hashochet v’shachat l’tora...
Then came the slaughterer and killed the ox
V’ata mal’ach hamAvet v’shachat l’shochet...
Then came the Angel of Death and slew the slaughterer
וְאָתָא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וְשָׁחַט לְמַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת
V’ata HaKadosh Baruch Hu v’shachat l’mal’ach hamAvet...
Then came the Holy One, Blessed Be, and struck down the Angel of Death itself
Ki Lo Na’eh | כִּי לוֹ נָאֶה
Galeet Dardashti
Text from Traditional Haggadah, Medieval Piyyut c. 12th Century CE, Persian / Iranian melody. Sung by Galeet Dardashti
After each verse, sing the refrain: lecha ul’echa…
אַדִּיר בִּמְלוּכָה, בָּחוּר כַּהֲלָכָה / גְּדוּדָיו יֹאמְרוּ לוֹ
לְךָ וּלְךָ, לְךָ כִּי לְךָ, לְךָ אַף לְךָ / לְךָ יְיָ הַמַּמְלָכָה
…דָּגוּל בִּמְלוּכָה, הָדוּר כַּהֲלָכָה / וָתִיקָיו יֹאמְרוּ לוֹ / לְךָ וּלְךָ
…זַכַּאי בִּמְלוּכָה, חָסִין כַּהֲלָכָה / טַפְסְרָיו יֹאמְרוּ לוֹ / לְךָ וּלְךָ
…יָחִיד בִּמְלוּכָה, כַּבִּיר כַּהֲלָכָה / לִמּוּדָיו יֹאמְרוּ לוֹ / לְךָ וּלְךָ
…מוֹשֵׁל בִּמְלוּכָה, נוֹרָא כַּהֲלָכָה / סְבִיבָיו יֹאמְרוּ לוֹ / לְךָ וּלְךָ
…עָנָיו בִּמְלוּכָה, פּוֹדֶה כַּהֲלָכָה / צַדִּיקָיו יֹאמְרוּ לוֹ / לְךָ וּלְךָ
…קָדוֹשׁ בִּמְלוּכָה, רַחוּם כַּהֲלָכָה / שִׁנְאַנָּיו יֹאמְרוּ לוֹ / לְךָ וּלְךָ
…תַּקִּיף בִּמְלוּכָה, תּוֹמֵךְ כַּהֲלָכָה / תְּמִימָיו יֹאמְרוּ לוֹ / לְךָ וּלְךָ
Adir bimluchah, bachur kahalakha / G’dudav yomru lo
L’cha ul’cha, l’cha ki l’cha, l’cha af l’cha / L’cha Adonai hamamlacha
Dagul bimluchah, hadur kahalakha / Vatikav yomru lo / L’cha ul’cha…
Zakai bimluchah, chasin kahalakha / Tafsrav yomru lo / L’cha ul’cha…
Yachid bimluchah, kabir kahalakha / Limudav yomru lo / L’cha ul’cha…
Mosheil bimluchah, nora kahalakha / S’vivav yomru lo / L’cha ul’cha…
Anav bimluchah, podeh kahalakha / Tzadikav yomru lo / L’cha ul’cha…
Kadosh bimluchah, rachum kahalakha / Shin’anav yomru lo / L’cha ul’cha…
Takif bimluchah, tomech kahalakha / T’mimav yomru lo / L’cha ul’cha…
Translation:
Mighty in Sovereignty, choice in the path — His troops say to God
Refrain: To You and for You, to You for it is for You — Yours, Adonai, is the Sovereignty
Exalted in Sovereignty — His faithful say to God — To You and for You…
Meritorious in Sovereignty — His devotees say to God — To You and for You…
Alone in Sovereignty — His disciples say to God — To You and for You…
Ruling in Sovereignty — His awesome ones say to God — To You and for You…
Humble in Sovereignty — His righteous say to God — To You and for You…
Holy in Sovereignty — His merciful say to God — To You and for You…
Mighty in Sovereignty — His perfect ones say to God — To You and for You…