Had Gadya (Little Lamb) versuri

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**דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי**
**חַד גַּדְיָא חַד גַּדְיָא**
so the story is told, so the story is told.

The cat came and devoured the kid—
a little kid, white and small.
Then the dog came and bit the cat
that had devoured the kid our father bought.
Then came a great stick and struck the dog—
the dog that barked aloud,
the dog that bit the cat
that ate the kid our father bought.

When will this war be finished, and swords lie down without a sound?
When will this terror stop, and every heart breathe in peace?

**דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי**
**חַד גַּדְיָא חַד גַּדְיָא**

Then fire burst forth and burned the great stick
that struck the raging dog
that bit the cat
that ate the kid our father bought.
Then the waters came and quenched the fire
that burned the great stick
that struck the dog that bit the cat
that ate the kid our father bought.

When will envy be stilled, and hands sow seeds of hope?
When will the blood dry, and the earth be renewed for life?

**דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי**
**חַד גַּדְיָא חַד גַּדְיָא**

Then the ox came and drank the waters
that quenched the fire that burned the great stick
that struck the dog that bit the cat
that ate the kid our father bought.
Then the butcher came and slaughtered the ox
that drank the waters
that quenched the fire that burned the great stick
that struck the dog that bit the cat
that ate the kid our father bought.

When will this painful drama end, and the finale become a song?
When will the desert bloom and children laugh with joy?
Then the angel of Death came and killed the butcher
who had slain the ox that drank the waters
that quenched the fire that burned the great stick
that struck the dog that bit the cat
that ate the kid our father bought.
Then the Holy One, blessed be He, appeared and slew the angel of Death
who had slain the butcher
who had slain the ox that drank the waters
that quenched the fire that burned the great stick
that struck the dog that bit the cat
that ate the kid our father bought.

**דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי**
**חַד גַּדְיָא חַד גַּדְיָא**

Why do you suddenly sing One Little Kid?
Spring has not yet come and Passover has not come.
What has changed in you, what has changed?
I have changed this year.

And in all the nights, in all the nights,
I asked only four questions.
Tonight I have one more question:
How long will the circle of terror continue?

Tonight I have one more question:
How long will the circle of terror continue?
Pursuing and pursued, striking and struck—
When will this madness end?

What has changed in you, what has changed?
I have changed this year.
When will the sounds of bombs turn into sounds of celebration and song?

I was once a lamb and its kid;
today I am a tiger and a ravenous wolf.
I was once a dove, I was once a deer;
today I do not know who I am.

**דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי**
**חַד גַּדְיָא חַד גַּדְיָא**

Father bought a kid for two zuzim;
and we begin again from the beginning.