Temple Judah Community Seder Song Booklet
1. LIGHTING THE FESTIVAL CANDLES
Traditional: (Words in parenthesis on
Shabbat only)
Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai, E-lo-hai-nu Me-lech ha-o-lam
A-sher kee-d'-sha-nu b'-meets-vo-tav, v'-tsee-va-noo
l-had-leek neir shel (Shabbat v'shel) yom tov.
Blessed are You,
Adonai, Our God, ruler of the universe
Who has made us holy with Your commandments, and
has
Commanded
us to light this (Shabbat and) festival lights.
An English Version: Words and
music by Debbie Friedman
Oh hear my prayer, I sing to You
Be gracious to the ones I love
And bless them with goodness and mercy and peace
Oh hear my prayer to you. }
twice
Let us light these lights and sing our way to You } twice
And let us say, Amen
2. ORDER OF THE SEDER
Ka-desh-Sanctification
of the wine
Ur-chatz- Washing
of the hands (Without the blessing this time)
Kar-pas- Dipping
the green vegetable into the salt water
Ya-chatz-
Breaking the middle matza, hiding the afikoman
Ma-gid- Holding
up the Matzas, "the bread of affliction."
Rach-tsa- Washing
of hands before the meal ( With the blessing this time)
Motzi Matza-
Matza is broken and passed around and eaten
Ma-ror- Bitter
herbs eaten here with matsa
Ko-rech- Hillel
sandwich of maror and charoset eaten here
Shul-chan Orech-
the Festive Meal is eaten
Tsa-foon-
Afikomen is found and distributed
Ba-rech- Grace
after meals
Hallel- Songs of
praise from Psalms 113-118
Neer-tsa- The end
of the Seder, Next Year in Jerusalem
3. HINEINI
Over the Cup of wine one recites:
Hineini Mu-chan
um'zoo-man.
We
are ready to fulfill the commandment of drinking the first of the four cups.
This
recalls God's promise of
redemption to the people Israel as it says, " I will free you
from the burden of the Egyptians."
(Exodus 6:6)
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SONG BOOKLET (
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4. PASSOVER KIDDUSH
( Words in parenthesis for Shabbat Only)
Ba-ruch A-tah
A-do-nai, E-lo-hai-nu Me-lech ha-o-lam, bo-rei p'ri ha-ga-fen:
Baruch Atah
Adonai, Elohainu Melech Haolam, A-sher ba-char ba-nu mi-kol am,
v-ro-m'ma-nu
mi-kol-la-shon, v'kid-sha-nu b'mits-vo-tav, va-ti-ten la-nu A-do-nai
E-lo-hai-nu
b'a-ha-va (sha-ba-tot lim-nu-cha-u) mo-a-deem l'seem-cha,
cha-geem
u'z'ma-neem l'sa-son et yom ( ha-shabbat ha-zeh. v'et yom) chag
ha-ma-tzot
ha-zeh; z'-man chei-ru-tei-nu, ( b'a-ha-vah ) mik-ra ko-desh; zei-cher
lee-tsi-at
Mitz-ra-yim. Ki va-nu va-char-ta,
v'o-ta-nu ki-dash-ta mee-kol ha-a-meem.
(V'Shabbat)
oo-mo-a-dai kod-sh'-cha (b'a-ha-vah u'v'-ra-tson) b'seem-cha u'v'sa-son
heen-chal-ta-noo: Baruch Atah Adonai, M'ka-deish (ha-Shabbat v')
Yis-ra-el v'ha-
z'ma-neem.
We praise You,
Adonai, Our God. You have called us for
service from among the peoples,
and have
hallowed our lives with commandments.
You have given us (Sabbaths for rest)
festivals for
rejoicing, seasons of celebrations, this festival of Matzot, the time of our
freedom, a
commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt.
Praised are You, Adonai, our God,
Who gave us this
joyful heritage and Who sanctifies (the Sabbat,) Israel and the festivals.
(When the Seder is
held on a Saturday night, the following special,
abbreviated Havdalah is said.)
The leader holds up
the candle
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech HaOlam, bo-rei m’-o-rei ha-eish
Blessed is Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe,
Creator of the light of fire
Ba-ruch A-tah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech Ha-Olam, ha-mav-dil bein
ko-desh l’-chol, bein or l’-cho-shech,
bein Yis-ra-eil la-a-mim, bein yom hash-vi-i l’-shei-shet y’-mei
ha-ma-a-sei. Bein k’-du-shat Sha-bat
lik-du-shat yom tov hiv-dal-tah, bein yom hash-vi-i mi-shei-shet y’-mei
ha-ma-a-sei ki-dash-tah; heev-dal-tah v’-kee-dash-tah et am-cha Yis-ra-eil
beek-du-sha-te-cha. Baruch Atah Adonai, ha-mav-dil bein ko-desh l’-chol.
We praise You Adonai, ruler of the Universe, Who separates sacred from
profane, between light and darkness, between Israel and the nations, between
the seventh day and the six days of creation, between the holiness of Shabbat
and the holiness of the festival. As we
sense the holy, and sanctify the Sabbath among the days of the week, we are
ourselves consecrated. We learn to
endow each sacred day with its own holiness.
We praise You, O God, Who has given us to know the holy.
( On Sabbat as well as during the week,
continue here)
Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai, E-lo-hai-noo Me-lech Ha-o-lam, She-he-che-ya-nu, v'ki-y'ma-nu, v'hee-gee-a-noo la-z'-man ha-zeh.
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SONG BOOKLET
( Continued)
5. HA LACHMA ANYA
Ha lach-ma
an-ya, di a-cha-loo av-ha-ta-na b'ar-a
d'meetz-ra-yeem.
Kol dich-feen
yai-tai v'yai-chool, kol dits-reech
yei-tei v'-yeef-sach.
Ha-sha-ta a-cha,
l'-sha-na ha-ba-a b'ar-a d'-Yis-ra-el.
Ha-sha-ta-av-dei, l'-sha-na ha-ba-a b'-nai cho-reen.
This is the bread of affliction which our
ancestors ate in the land of Egypt
Let all who are hungry eat, let all
who are weary, rest.
This year we are slaves, next year we
will be free people.
6. FOUR QUESTIONS
Ma nish-ta-na
ha-lai-la-ha-zeh mee-kol ha-lai-lot ?
1. She-b'chol
ha-lai-lot a-nu och-leen cha-mets u-ma-tzah, ha-lai-la ha-ze koo-lo ma-tsa ?
2. She-b'chol
ha-lai-lot a-nu och-leen sh'-ar yee-ra-kot, ha-lai-la ha-zeh ma-ror ?
3. She-b'chol
ha-lai-lot ain a-nu mat-bee-leen a-fee-loo pa-am e-chad, ha-lai-la ha-zeh,
sh'-ta
f'-a-meem.
4. She-b'-chol
ha-lai-lot a-nu och-leen bein yosh-veen oo-vain m'-soo-been.
ha-lai-la
ha-zeh, koo-la-noo m'soo-been.
Why is this night different from all other nights ?
1. On all other nights we eat unleavened and leavened bread, but on this
night we
eat only unleavened bread ?
2. On all other nights we eat all kinds of herbs, but on this night we
eat only bitter herbs.
3. On all other nights we do not dip even once, but on this night, we
dip twice.
4. On all other nights we eat either sitting or
reclining, but on this night, we eat reclining
7. AVADIM HAYINU
A modern folk song with words based on the Hagaddah's answer
to the four questions,
"Once we were slaves, now we are free."
A-va-deem
ha-yee-noo, ha-yee-noo
a-tah b'-nai
cho-reen, b'-nai cho-reen
a-va-deem
ha-yee-noo, a-tah, a-tah, b'-nai cho-reen
a-va-deem
ha-yee-noo, a-tah, a-tah, b'nai cho-reen, b'-nai cho-reen
a-tah, a-tah
b'-nai-cho-reen, b'-nai cho-reen.
8. BARUCH HAMAKOM
Blessed is God Who gave the Torah to the
people of Israel
Ba-ruch
ha-Ma-kom, Ba-ruch Hu,
Ba-ruch
she-na-tan, na-tan To-rah
She-na-tan
To-rah, l'-a-mo Yis-ra-el,
Ba-ruch
ha-Ma-kom, Ba-ruch Hu.
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Had God only
brought us out of Egypt, It would have been enough
I-lu ho-tsi, ho-tsi-a-nu Ho-tsi-a-nu mi-Mits-ra-yeem Mi-Meets-ra-yeem ho-tsi-a-nu Da-yei-noo |
Had God only
given us the sabbath It would have been enough I-lu na-tan, na-tan la-noo Na-tan la-noo et ha-shab-bat Et ha-shab-bat na-tan-la-noo Da-yei-noo |
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Had God only
divided the sea for us, It would have been enough I-lu ka-ra
ha-ra-la-nu Ka-ra la-noo et ha
yam Et ha yam ka-ra-la-noo Da-yei-noo |
Had God only
given us the Torah It would have been enough I-lu na-tan na-tan
la-noo Na-tan la-noo et ha-To-rah Et ha-To-rah na-tan la-noo Da-yei-noo |
10. B'CHOL DOR VA DOR
In every generation one must look upon
himself as if he personally had come out of Egypt
B'-chol dor
va-dor
Cha-yav a-dam
lir-ot
Lir-ot et
atz-mo, k'-iloo-hoo
K'-ee-loo-hoo
ya-tsa mi-Mitz-ra-yeem.
11.
HALLELUYAH from Psalm 113
Halleluya,
halleluya
Hallelu
av-dei A-do-nai
Halleluya,
halleluya
Hallelu et
Shem A-do-nai
Halleluya,
halleluya } twice
Halleluyah,
halleluya
12.
B'TSEIT YISRAEL from Psalm 114
B'-tzayt
Yis-ra-el, mi-Mitz-ra-yim
Bayt
Ya-a-kov, me-am lo-ez.
Hai-ta,
hai-ta Y'-hoo-da l'-kod-sho. Yis-ra-el
mam-sh'-lo-tav
Ha-yam,
ha-yam, ra-ah va-ya-nos, Ha-yar-den
yi-sov l'-a-chor:
Heh-ha-reem,
rak-do ch'-ei-leem,
G'-va-ot
keev-nay tzon.
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SONG BOOKLET
( Continued)
When Israel went forth from Egypt,
the house of Jacob from a people of strange tongue,
Judah
became his sanctuary, Israel, his dominion.
The sea beheld and fled.
The Jordan
turned back. The mountains skipped like
rams, the hills like lambs.
13.
MA L'CHA HA YAM from Psalm 114
What ails
thee oh sea, that you run away? Why, O
Jordan, do you turn back ?
O
Mountains, why do you skip like rams ? Why, O hills, like young lambs ?
Ma l'-cha
ha-yam ki ta-nus ? Ha-yar-den, ti-sov
l'-a-chor ?
He-ha-reem,
tir-k'du ch'-ei-leem ? G'-va-ot, kiv-nei-tson ?
Mee-leef-nai
a-don chu-lee a-rets, mee-leef-nai e-lo-ha Ya-a-kov,
Ha-chof-chi
ha-tsur a-gam-ma-yeem, cha-la-meesh l'-ma-ay'no-ma-yeem.
14.
THE MOTZI
Ba-ruch A-tah
A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu, Me-lech Ha-o-lam
Ha-mo-tsi le-chem
min ha-a-retz
Blessed are
You Oh Eternal Our God, Ruler of the universe
Who brings
forth bread from the earth
Ba-ruch
A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu, Me-lech Ha-o-lam
a-sher
kid'-sha-nu b'-mitz-vo-tav, v'-tsi-va-nu al a-chi-lat matzah
Blessed are
You, Oh Eternal our God, Ruler of the universe,
who has made
us holy with His commandments and has commanded us to eat
unleavened
bread.
15.
BIRKAT HAMAZON ( Very Short Version)
Leader: Cha-ve-rai
N'-va-reich
My friends, let us say grace. ( The traditional version says,
"Gentlemen, let us
say grace.)
Congregation:
(Then repeated by Leader)
Y'-hi sheim A-do-nai
m'-vo-rach mei-a-tah v'-ad o-lam
May God's name be blessed from now
until eternity
Leader:
Beer-shut ma-ra-nan v'-ra-bo-tai n'-va-reich e-lo-hei-nu she-achal-nu
mee-she- lo
Let us bless Our God of whose gifts we have partaken
Congregation (Then Leader):
Ba-ruch E-lo-hei-nu se-a-chal-nu mi-she-lo oov'-tu-vo
cha-yi-noo
Blessed be
our God, of Whose gifts we have partaken,
and by
whose goodness we exist.
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( Continued)
Congregation: Ba-ruch hu oo-va-rooch Sh'-mo
Blessed be He, and blessed be
His Name.
Ba-ruch
A-tah Adonai, E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech ha-o-lam,
ha-zan et
ha-olam ku-lo b'-tu-vo b'-chein b'-che-sed oo-v'-ra-cha-mim
hu no-tein
le-chem l'-chol ba-sar ki l'-o-lam chas-do:
Oo-v'-too-vo ha-ga-dol ta-meed lo cha-sar la-noo v'-al yech-sar la-noo
ma-zon
l-o-lam va-ed ba-a-voor sh'-mo ha-ga-dol:
Ki hoo zan
oo-m'-far-neis la-kol oo-may-teev la-kol
oo-may-veen ma-zon l'-chol b'-ree-yo-tav a-sher ba-rah.
Ba-rooch
A-tah A-do-nai ha-zan et ha-kol.
Blessed
are You, Oh Eternal, Our God, Ruler of the Universe, who feeds the whole
world with Your goodness, and with grace,
kindness, and mercy, (He) gives food to
every
creature, for His mercy endures forever: And, as His abundant goodness has
never been
deficient towards us, so may we never be in want of food for ever and ever;
for the
sake of His great name: For He is the God who feeds and sustains all, and deals
kindly
with all. And provides food for all the
creatures that He has created. Blessed are
You, Oh
Eternal , who gives food to all.
A-do-nai Oz
l'-a-mo yi-tein, A-do-nai Y-va-reich et a-mo ba-sha-lom
The Lord
will give strength unto His people. The
Lord will bless His people with peace.
14. HODU L'ADONAI from Psalm 118
Ho-du l'-A-do-nai ki-tov Oh give
thanks to the Lord, for He is good
Ki-l'-o-lam
chas-do, ki-l'-o-lam chas-do
For His love is everlasting
Yo-mar na,
yo-mar na, Yis-ra-el Let Israel now say
Ki-l'-o-lam
chas-do, ki-l'-o-lam chas do
His love is everlasting
Yom-ru na,
yom-ru na veit A-ha-ron
Let the house of Aaron now say
Ki-l'-o-lam
chas-do, ki-l'-o-lam chas do
His love is everlasting
Yom-ru na,
yom-ru na, yir-ei A-do-nai
Let all who revere the Lord now say
Ki-l'-o-lam
chas do, ki-l'-o-lam chas-do
His love is everlasting
Let all who
revere the Lord now say "Ki l'-o-lam chas do"
Sing praise
to the Lord for God is good-Ki l'-o-lam chas-do.
Repeat the 1st two lines
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15. SHIR HAMAALOT from Psalm 126, verses 1-6
Sheer
ha-ma-a-lot. B'-shoov A-do-nai,
et shi-vat
Tzi-yon ha-yi-noo k'-chol-mim:
Az y'-ma-lei
s'-chok pi-nu
Oo-l'-sho-nei-nu ri-nah
Az yom-roo
va-go-yeem
Heeg-deel
A-do-nai la-a-sot eem-ei-leh
Heeg-deel A-do-nai
la-a-sot ee-ma-noo
Ha-yi-noo
s'-mai-cheem
Shu-va
A-do-nai et sh'-vi-tei-noo,
Ka-a-fee-keem ba-ne-gev
Ha-zor-im
b'-dee-ma
B'-ree-na
yeek-tso-ru
Ha-loch
yei-lech u-va-cho
No-seh
me-shech ha-za-ra
B-ya-vo ,
ya-vo v'-ree-na
No-seh
a-lu-mo-tav
A song of
ascents. When God brought the exiles
back to Zion, we thought we were
dreaming.
Then our mouths filled with laughter and songs were on our tongues. The
other
nations saw and said, " Adonai has done great things for them." Adonai did great
things for
us and we were very glad. Return us
again to freedom, Adonai, like steams,
long dry,
returning to the Negev. Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. The farmer
wants to
weep when he buries the precious seed, but, singing, he comes back, his arms
filled with
grain.
16. HARACHAMAN
May the
All-merciful send us the prophet Elijah, of blessed memory, bearing good
tidings
of
deliverance and comfort.
Ha-ra-cha-man
hu yeesh-lach la-noo
Et
Ei-li-ya-hoo ha-na-vee
Ha-ra-cha-man, hoo yish-lach la-noo
Et
Ei-lee-ya-hoo ha-na-vee za-choor la-tov
Vi-va-seir
la-noo, la-noo } 3 times
B'-so-rot
to-vot
Y'-shu-ot
v'-ne-cha-mot
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17. ELIAHU HANAVI
May the
prophet Elijah come soon, in our time, with the Messiah, son of David
Ei-lee-ya-hoo ha-na-vee,
Ei-lee-ya-hoo ha-Teesh-bee
Ei-lee-ya-hoo, Ei-lee-ya-hoo, Ei-lee-ya-hoo ha-Gee-la-dee.
Beem-hey-ra
v'-ya-mei-noo, ya-vo ey-ley-noo
Eem
Ma-shee-ach ben Da-veed, Eem Ma-shee-ach ben Da-veed
18. KAREV YOM
May the day
draw near which is either day nor night, Oh God,
Make known
that Yours is the Day and also the Night.
Ka-rev yom,
ka-rev yom, A-sher hoo lo yom v'-lo lai-la
} twice
Ram ho-da,
ho-da, ho-da, Ki l'-cha ha-yom af
l'-cha ha-lai-la } twice
19. L'SHANNAH HABAAH BI-Y'RUSHALAYIM
Next Year in
Jerusalem
L'sha-nah
ha-ba-ah bi-Ye-ru-sha-la-yim
20. ADIR HU- The
Theme Song for Passover
A-deer Hoo,
A-deer-hoo, Yiv-neh vay-to b'ka-rov
Been-hay-ra,
beem hay-ra, b-ya-mei-noo b-ka-rov
Eyl b'-nai,
eil b'-nai, B'-nai vayt-cha b'-ka-rov
Ba-chur hoo,
ga-dol hoo, da-gool hoo,
Yiv-ney vay
to .....
Ha-door hoo,
va-tik hoo, cha-seed hoo,
Yiv-ney vay
to....
21. GOD OF MIGHT
God of might, God of right,
Thee we give all glory;
Thine all praise in these days
As in ages hoary
When we hear, year by year
Freedom's wondrous story
Now as then, when Thy pen
Wrote the proclamation
Warning loud every proud,
Every tyrant nation
We Thy fame still proclaim
Bowed in adoration
Be with men, still in pain,
Where no kind word is spoken;
By Thy power speed the hour When their chains are broken;
Earth around will resound Joyful hymns to heaven
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22. CHAD GADYA
My father
bought for two zuzim
Chad gadya,
chad gadya
Then came the
cat that ate the kid
That my
father bought for two zuzim
Chad gadya,
chad gadya
Then came the
dog that bit the cat
That ate the kid
That my
father bought for two zuzim
Chad gadya,
chad gadya
Then came the
stick that beat the dog...
Then came the
fire that burned the stick...
Then came the
water that quenched the fire...
Then came the ox that drank the water...
Then came the
butcher who killed the ox...
Then came the
angel who slew the butcher...
Then came the
Lord Who took the angel...
23. ECHAD MI YODEA Who Knows What One Is ?
E-chad mi yo-de-a ? E-chad ani yo-de-a.
E-chad
E-lo-hay-noo ( sung seven times) she-ba-sha-ma-yeem oo-va-a-rets.
Sh-na-yeem
mee yo-de-a ? Sh'-na-yeem ani yo-de-a.
Sh'-nay
lu-chot ha-b'-rit, E-chad E-lo-hay noo....etc. ( The Tablets of the covenant.)
Sh'-lo-sha
mi yo-de-a ? Sh'-lo-sha ani yo-de-a.
Sh'-lo-sha
A-vot, sh'-nay luchot ha-brit.... ( The patriarchs)
Ar-ba mi yo-de-a ?
Ar-ba ani yo-de-a.
Ar-ba ee-ma-hot, sh'-losha A-vot..... ( The matriarchs)
Cha-misha, chooshay To-rah...(The Books of the Torah)
Shi-sh'-a sid-rei Mish-na...( The sections of the Mishnah)
Shiv-a y'mei Sha-ba-ta...( The days of the week)
Sh-mo-na y'-may
mee-lah...( the days before circumcision)
Tish-a yar-chey
lay-da...( Months of pregnancy)
A-sa-ra
div-ra-ya....( The commandments)
A-chad-a-sar
koch-va-ya...(Stars in Joseph's dream
Sh-na-yeem a-sar
shiv-ta-ya...(Tribes of Israel)
Sh'lo-sha a-sar
mee-da-ya...( God's attributes.)
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SONG SHEET (
Continued)
24. WHO KNOWS WHAT ONE IS ?
Who knows
what one is ? I know what One is.
One is God
our father in the heavens and the earth.
Two tablets
of the law, Three are the patriarchs,
Four mothers in Israel, Five
Books
of Moses,
Six Days to make the world, Seven days
in every week, Eight lights of
Chanukah ,
Nine Jewish Holy days, Ten laws at Sinai, Eleven great stars in the sky,
Twelve
tribes of Israel, Thirteen divine
attributes.
25. WHO KNOWS ONE ( Down Home
Style)
Who knows one ? I know One ! One is Hashem, One is Hashem, One is
Hashem in the Heaven and the Earth.
Who knows two ? I know two! Two are
the tablets that Moses brought...
Who knows three? I know three ! Three are the fathers... Who knows four? I know four ! Four are the
mothers... Who knows five ? I know five
! Five are the books of the...Torah... Who knows six ? I know six ! Six are the
books of the...Mishna. Who k
nows seven ? I know seven ! Seven are the
days of the week, Cha, Cha... Who knows
eight ? I know eight ! Eight are the
days before the bris... Who knows nine
? I know nine! Nine are the months
before a baby's born... Who knows ten
? I know ten ! Ten are theeeeee Commandments... Who knows eleven ? I know
eleven ! Eleven are the stars in Joseph's dream.. Who knows twelve ? I know
twelve ! Twelve are the tribes of
Yisrael...
Who knows thirteen ?
I know thirteen!
Thirteen are the div-i-i-i-i-ne attributes...
26. MIRIAM'S SONG words and music by Debbie Friedman
Chorus: And the women dancing with their timbrels
Followed Miriam as she sang her song
Sing a song to the One whom we've exalted
Miriam and the women danced and danced the whole night long
And Miriam
was a weaver of unique variety
The tapestry
she wove was one which sang our history
With every
strand and every thread, she crafted her delight,
A woman touched
with spirit, she dances toward the light.
Chorus
When Miriam
stood upon the shore and gazed across the sea,
The wonder
of this miracle she soon came to believe.
Whoever
thought the sea would part with an outstretched hand
And we would
pass to freedom and march to the Promised Land. Chorus
And Miriam,
the Prophet, took her timbrel in her hand,
And all the
women followed her, just as she had planned.
And Miriam
raised her voice in song, she sang with praise and might,
"We've
just lived through a miracle, we're going to dance tonight." Final Chorus
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It has always been customary to provide ways to keep the
children amused at the seder
I have researched these for years and THIS is the most
definitive collection I know of
27. TAKE US OUT OF EGYPT
( Sung to
the tune of "Take me Out to the Ball Game."
Take us out
of Egypt
Free us from
slavery
Bake us some
matzoh in a haste
Don't worry
'bout flavor--
Give no
thought to taste.
Oh it's
rush, rush, rush, to the Red Sea
If we don't
cross it's a shame
For it's ten
plagues,
Down and
you're out
At the
pesach history game.
28. A FEW OF OUR PASSOVER THINGS
( Sung to
the tune of " Our Favorite Things"
Cleaning and
cooking and so many dishes
Out with the
chametz, no pasta, no knishes.
Fish that's
gefilte, horseradish that stings
These are a few of our Passover things.
Matza and
karpas and chopped up charoset
Shank bones
and kiddush and Yiddish neuroses
Tante who
kvetches and uncle who sings
These are a
few of our Passover things.
Motsi and
Maror and trouble with Pharaohs
Famines and
locusts and slaves with wheelbarrows
Matza balls
floating and eggshells that cling
These are a
few of our Passover things.
When the
plagues strike
When the
lice bite
When we're
feeling sad
We simply
remember our Passover things
And then we
don't feel so bad.
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PASSOVER
SONG SHEET (Continued)
29. THERE'S NO SEDER LIKE OUR SEDER
(sung to the
tune of "There's no Business like Show business")
There's no
seder like our seder,
There's no
seder I know.
Everything
about it is halachic
Nothing that
the Torah won't allow.
Listen how
we read the whole Haggadah
It's all in
Hebrew
'Cause we
know how.
There's no
Seder like our seder,
We tell a
tale that is swell:
Moses took
the people out into the heat
They baked
the matzoh
While on their
feet
Now isn't
that a story
That just
can't be beat?
Let's go on
with the show!
30. THE BALLAD OF THE FOUR CHILDREN ( Tune: Clementine)
Said the
family to the children: "At the Seder you will dine.
You will eat
your fill of Matzah; You will drink four cups of wine."
Now this
family had four children, Yes their children numbered four
One was wise,
and one was wicked, One was simple and a bore.
And the
fourth was sweet and winsome; very young and very small
While the
others asked the questions, this one scarcely spoke at all.
Said the wise
one at the Seder: "Would you please explain the laws?
Of the
customs of the seder , will you please explain the cause ?"
And the
parents proudly answered: " Long ago Jews ate in speed
Ate the
Paschal lamb 'ere midnight and from slavery were freed."
So we follow
their example and 'ere midnight must complete
All the
Seder, and we should not after twelve remain to eat."
Then did
sneer the child so wicked, "What does all this mean to you ?"
And the
parent's voice was bitter, grief and anger grew and grew.
"If
yourself you don't consider as a child of Israel,
Then for you this has no meaning--You could be a
slave as well !"
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Then the simple child said simply, " What is this
?" and quietly,
Mom and Dad
told this offspring: "We were
saved from slavery."
But the
youngest child was silent, with no questions voiced at all.
Shining eyes,
so bright with wonder as the parents told them all.
Now dear
children heed the lesson, and remember evermore
What these
parents told their children, told their children, numbered four.
30. SAME TIME NEXT YEAR
( to the
tune of "Makin' Whoopee")
Another
pesach, another year, the family seder
with near and dear...
Our faces
shining, all thoughts of dining are put
on hold now.
We hear four
questions, the answer given recalls the Jews from Egypt driven.
The chrain is
bitter, (charoses better!) Please
pass the matzoh.
Why is this
evening different from all the other
nights?
This year the
Jews all over are free to perform the rites.
A gorgeous
dinner--who can deny it--won't make us thinner, to heck with diet!
It's such
great cooking... and no one's looking,
so just enjoy it.
Moving along
at steady clip Elijah enters, and takes a sip;
And then the
singing with voices ringing our
laughter mingling.
When singing
about Chad Gad Ya.
Watch close
or your place you'll lose,
For Echad Mi
Yodea: Which tune shall we use?
We pray next
Pesach we'll all be here. It's a tradition...
Same time
next year...
So fill it
up now, the final cup now, Next year
at ____________
31. SEDER FUN
( Tune:
Yankee Doodle)
On other
nights, if you should dunk,
In manners you are lacking;
But Seder
night we dunk two times--
Haggada
gives us backing.
Dunk in
herbs and in salt water;
It isn't any
myst'ry.
Tears,
charoset, bitter herbs
Remind us of
our hist'ry.
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SONG SHEET (Continued)
You never,
never, never steal
Except on
night of seder
And then you
snitch the matza piece
The leader
hides for later.
Ask a
ransom--not too big
The leader needs it badly.
The afikoman
ends the meal,
So hand it
over gladly.
When the
door is opened wide,
Watch
Elijah's wine cup
He visits us
and takes one sip,
But never
drinks it all up
Seders are a
lot of fun
If everyone
acts rightly
So mind your
Yom Tov manners, kids !
And sip your
wine politely.
32. THE BALLAD OF THE FIVE WOMEN
( Tune:
She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain)
The two
midwives wouldn't listen to Pharaoh,
Wouldn't
drown the Hebrew infants, Oh, no, no,
It was
Shifrah, it was Puah, who saved each baby Jew-ah;
These two
midwives wouldn't listen to Pharoah.
Moses'
mother hid him from the evil ones,
For he was
her flesh and blood; he was her son,
Yocheved
made an ark, put her baby in the dark
It was she
who hid him from the evil ones
Moses'
sister took him to the river Nile,
And she
watched as Pharoah's daughter came in style,
Miriam--she
brought her mother to nurse her baby brother;
Moses'
sister took him to the river Nile.
And the
princess brought him up to be a man
Til away
from Egypt Moses ran and ran
Batya, Batya--she was great, joined
the Hebrews in their fate
Yes, this
princess brought him up to be a man
Moses' wife
gave him the courage to go back
" If
you stay in Midian, you will be a hack!"
Oh,
Tsiporah, oh Tsiporah! Without her we'd
have no Torah;
Moses' wife
gave him the courage to go back.
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SONG SHEET (Continued)
In the ark,
Her light upon him it did shine
Moses sought
Her presence, for Her he did pine.
Oh Shechinah, soul of Torah, now we seek
You more and more, ah.
In the Ark
Your light upon him, it did shine.
33. THE AFIKOMEN SONG
( To the
tune of : A bicycle built for two)
Afikomen,
give me your answer do.
I'm half
crazy over the search for you.
It is quite
an ancient custom, an old and honored custom
To give a
treat to the child so sweet,
Who finds
our Afikomen true.
Afikomen -
it truly means dessert,
So let's guard
it; let's really be alert !
It is quite
an ancient custom, an old and honored custom,
To eat the
pastry baked in haste;
When you
find it, you can't go wrong.
Prizes,
money, or even a candy bar
Are awards
for the one winning girl or boy.
It is quite
an ancient custom, an old and honored custom
To pay the
winner and finish our dinner
As we share
in our Pesach joy.
Afikomen,
give me your answer do.
I'm half
crazy over the search for you.
It is quite
and ancient custom, and old and ancient custom,
To give a
treat to the child so sweet
Who
find our Afikomen, true.
34. TAKE ME OUT TO THE SEDER ( A reprise)
Take me out to
the seder; Take me out to the crowd;
Feed me on
Matza and chicken legs;
I don't care
for the hard boiled eggs!
Only root,
root, root for Elijah and he'll soon reappear...
And we
hope...hope...hope that freedom will come next year.
Take me out
to the seder; Take me out to the crowd;
Children's
four questions are such a treat;
Adults'
first question is "When do we eat?"
So just
root, root, root for our hostess
And she will
bring out the food.
And our
wait..to...eat will help to create the mood.
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SONG SHEET ( Continued)
Take me out
to the seder; Take me out to the crowd;
Read the
Haggadah, don't skip a word;
Please hold
your talking, we want to be heard.
Only root,
root, root for our leader,
And we'll
finish on time
So let's
all...de...vote our attention and end....this....rhyme !
35. AFIKOMEN
(Sung to
the tune of "Oklahoma")
Aaaaa.......fikomen! what a very special Pesach treat.
A dessert
we share, we can't compare, So much joy from just a hunk of wheat!
Thaaaaaaa........t is why we hide it early on from everyone A custom
that we get, from
Kosher
chefs, to convince us eating Matzah's fun. On a shelf or hidden away Floor or
sofa,
'neath Uncle Sid's toupee. It's too much work, to search for your dessert Yes,
I'm
looking for
Afikomen Afikomen, oy, vey, gevalt.....let's check the couch!!AFIKOMEN!!!
36. Elijah (to the tune of
"Maria")
Elijah!
I just saw the prophet Elijah.
And suddenly that name
Will never sound the same to me.
Elijah!
He came to our seder
Elijah!
He had his cup of wine,
But could not stay to dine
This year--
Elijah!
For your message all Jews are waiting: That the time's come
for
peace and not hating--
Elijah--
Next year we'll be waiting.
Elijah!
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SONG SHEET (
Continued)
37. Les Miselijah (to the tune of "Do you hear the
people Sing" from Les Miserables)
Do you hear the doorbell ring,
And it's a little after ten?
It can only be Elijah
Come to take a sip again.
He is feeling pretty fine
But in his head a screw is loose.
So perhaps instead of wine
We should only give him juice.
38. Just a Tad of
Charoset (to the tune of
"Just a spoon full of sugar")
Chorus:
Just a tad of charoset helps the bitter herbs go down,
The bitter herbs go down, the bitter herbs go down.
Just a tad of charoset helps the bitter herbs go down,
In the most disguising way.
Oh, back in Egypt long ago,
The Jews were slaves under Pharoah.
They sweat and toiled and labored through the day.
So when we gather Pesach night,
We do what we think right.
Maror, we chew,
To feel what they went through.
Chorus
So after years of slavery
They saw no chance of being free.
Their suffering was the only life they knew.
But baby Moses grew up tall,
And said he'd save them all.
He did, and yet,
We swear we won't forget.
That......
Chorus=
While the maror is being passed,
We all refill our water glass,
Preparing for the taste that turns us red.
Although maror seems full of minuses,
It sure does clear our sinuses.
But what's to do?
It's hard to be a Jew!!!
CHORUS
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SONG SHEET (
Continued)
39. The Ballad of Mo
Amramson (to "The Ballad of Jed Clampett")
Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Mo,
His people
they were slaves to the evil Pharoah,
Until one day he was lookin' at a bush,
And he heard the voice of God, though he wasn't a lush---
The LORD, that is,
I AM,
The Big G.
Next thing you know, Mo's talkin' to Pharoah,
Mo says, "God said you gotta let my people go!"
But the king says, "No, they always will be slaves to
me!"
So God sent down ten big plagues on Pharoah's whole country---
Blood 'n frogs, that is,
Pestilence,
Special effects.
When the first borns died, Pharoah sent the Jews away,
They ran and ate some matzoh on that very happy day,
So now we have our Seder to commemorate that feat---
We drink some wine and talk a lot, we sing and also eat!
Matzoh, that is,
Maror too.
And good food.
Y'all come back now, y'hear!
40. Afikomen 'Round the
Mountain"
Chorus
Afikomen 'round the mountain when she comes ....
(1) She'll be drinkin' Mogen David .... slurp, slurp
(2) She'll be burpin on charoses .... burp, burp
(3) She'll be chewin' on a shank bone .... chomp, chomp
(4) She'll be sleepin' off the matzos .... -snoring sound
41. Haggadah Wash that Man
Right out of my Hair
Hagadah
wash that man right out of my hair
Because he's full of chometz but he doesn't care.
That it's a custom now to be rid of that snare,
I'll send him on his way.
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SONGSHEET (Continued)
Haggadah drink my wine and feel real free,
Haggadah eat charosez, matzah and tea,
Haggadah keep the seder, with joy and glee.
I really love that day!!
He doesn't like gefilte fish, eat it up, eat it up.
He doesn't like the matzah dish
Heat it up, heat it up.
Can't wait for him to change --
Hey buddy... (repeat 1st verse).
42. Morror
(Sung to the tune of "More..")
Morror is the bitterness the world has known,
But in Canada we need not moan.
Morror were the ghettos of across the sea,
But here we habitate a land that's free.
Morror on the table, we are sure and
we're able to look forward to many
types of joy - oh boy-oi-oi-oi...
Morror is the bitter herb upon our plate,
And if we were sober we would palitate
Morror is the answer for the schnorer, who is rich or poorer
--
Why can't we love forever .....Morror!
36. An Adam Sandler
Passover (to the tune of Adam Sandler's "Chanuka Song")
This is a song for all those kids who can't eat
leavened things during Passover.
Jerry from Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, too
Celebrate Passover, just like me and you...
At the cliffs of Dover,
We'll celebrate Passover
We'll sing "Crimson and Clover"
and celebrate Passover
PASSOVER
SONG SHEET (Continued)
Guess who gets together for first and second Seder
Dr. Mike, the Medicine Woman and Ruth
Ginsberg (Bader)
Most of us eat chicken soup, with a matzoh ball
Even some old movie stars, like Lauren Bacall...
Jeff Goldblum thinks of slaves' strife,
So do Neil Diamond, Kerri Strug, and Woody Allen's new wife.
Mayim Bialik eats lots of maror,
So does Madeline Albright, but not Tipper Gore.
So many people dipping parsely in salt water,
I think including someone from "Welcome Back Kotter"!
So get out your Charoses,
it's time to talk about
Moses,
And open the door for Elijah,
He really might surprise ya.
Not a Jew is unabomber Ted Kaczynski...
But guess who is--White House
intern Monica Lewinsky!
Tell old Pharoah to let my people go,
So I can have Seder with David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow.
And guess who asks the four
questions, timidly and shyly,
We know him as Carter from ER, but his real name's Noah Wyle!
For eight long days, we cannot eat bread or rice,
But guess who can? The boys from
Hanson and Ginger Spice!
The girl who plays Colleen on Dr. Quinn is named Jessica Bowman,
I bet if she was Jewish she would find the Afikomen!
Tell Big Bird and Grover
It's time for Passover
Get in your Land Rover,
and come celebrate Passover.
37. The Eight Days of Passover
(To the tune of
'The Twelve Days of Christmas)
On the first night
of Passover my mother served to me
1) a matzo ball in
chicken soup
2) two dipped
herbs
3) three pieces of
matzah
4) four cups of
wine
5) five gefilte
fish
6) six capons baking
7) seven eggs a
boiling
8) eight briskets
roasting
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SONG SHEET (Continued)
38. PHARAOH DOESN’T PAY
(To the tune of
"I've been Working on the Railroad")
We've been working
on these buildings;
Pharaoh doesn't
pay.
We've been doing
what he tells us
Mixing straw with
clay.
Can't you hear the
master calling,
"Hurry up,
make that brick!"
Can't you feel the
master whip us
'Til we're feeling
sick.
Oy vay, it's
a mess,
A terrible
distress,
Oy vay, it's
a mess for Jews, us Jews.
Moshe's in the
palace with Pharaoh,
Warning of all
God's clout, clout, clout.
Moshe's in the
palace with Pharaoh,
And God's gonna
get us out!
We're singing
. . . .
Fee, Fi,
Fiddely eye oh,
Make our
matzahs "to go" oh oh oh.
Fee, Fi,
Fiddely eye oh,
Stick it to
the ol' Pharaoh!
39. MOSES ISLAND
(Sung to the tune
of Gilligan's Island)
Just recline right
back and you'll hear a tale,
a tale of dreadful
trip.
That started with
ten awful plagues brought onto Egypt,
brought unto
Egypt.
The boss he was a
Jewish man raised as a Pharaoh' s son.
Then G-d he did
come calling and soon the fun begun,
soon the fun
begun.
More blood, such
frogs, and all those bugs,
Pharaoh could just
barely see.
The Jews were
really scoring points and soon they
would be free.
and soon they
would be free.
They shlepped and
shlepped for forty years across a desert land.
He went up to Mt
Sinai and a party soon began,
a party soon
began.
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Moses, the Pharaoh
too, Aaron and his wife.
Marianne the
skipper too here
on the desert
island.
40. WHO LED THE SLAVES OUT
To the Tune of "Who Let the Dogs Out?" by
the Baja Men
Words by Rabbi Joe Black
© November, 2000 LANITUNES
music
Well Egypt was hot, Egypt was smokin….. (Dai dai-ya-nu)
The Israelites were laboring hard
Pharoah was tough - man I'm not jokin'
Said "Build me pyramids in my back yard"
When Moses saw the bush that was burnin'
God told him what he had to do.
Said: "Tell
Pharoah-man the tide it is turnin'…'"
"Tell him to to Let
my people go"
And Pharoah shouted:
Who Led the Slaves
out? (Moses, Moe Moe Moses)
BRIDGE 1: (twice)
A Pharoah's nothing if he don't got no Slaves…
(Poor Pharoah's got no Slaves )-2x
Pharoah Laughed when Moses demanded
To let his people go again….
Said Moses: "do what God commanded
Or be prepared to
count to Ten."
And Pharoah shouted:
Who Led the Slaves
out?
BRIDGE 2:
Blood and frogs
and lice and flies and plague
boils and hail and
locusts, darkness,
Then the slaying of the first born..
After the plagues things moved in a hurry
The rest is all just history
No time to bake any bread for the journey
They had to make do with Matzah and tea.
BRIDGE 1: (twice)
And Pharoah shouted:
Who Led the Slaves
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