| Chad gadya, chad gadya’.
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Just a kid, just a kid.
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D’zban abah bitrei zuzei
Chad gadya, chad gadya’.
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That my father bought for two zuzzim,
Just a kid, just a kid.
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V’ata’ shunra’ v’ach’lah l’gadya’,
D’zban abah bitrei zuzei,
Chad gadya’, chad gadya’.
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Then came a cat that ate the kid,
That my father bought for two zuzzim,
Just a kid, just a kid.
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V’ata’ khalba’, v’nashach l’shunra’
D’ach’lah l’gadya’,
D’zban abah bitrei zuzei,
Chad gadya’, chad gadya’.
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Then came a dog that bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought for two zuzzim,
Just a kid, just a kid.
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V’ata’ chutra’ v’hikah l’khalba’,
D’nashach l’shunra’ d’ach’lah l’gadya’,
D’zban abah bitrei zuzei,
Chad gadya’, chad gadya’.
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Then came a stick and beat the dog,
That bit the cat, that ate the kid,
That my father bought for two zuzzim,
Just a kid, just a kid.
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V’ata’ nura’ v’saraf l’chutra’,
D’hikah l’khalba’, d’nashach l’shunra’,
D’ach’lah l’gadya’,
D’zban abah bitrei zuzei,
Chad gadya’, chad gadya’.
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Then came a fire and burned the stick,
That beat the dog, that bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought for two zuzzim,
Just a kid, just a kid.
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V’ata’ maya’ v’chavah l’nura’,
D’saraf l’chutra’ d’hikah l’khalba’,
D’nashach l’shunra’ d’ach’lah l’gadya’,
D’zban abah bitrei zuzei,
Chad gadya’, chad gadya’.
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Then came water and quenched the fire,
That burned the stick, that beat the dog,
That bit the cat that ate the kid.
That my father bought for two zuzzim,
Just a kid, just a kid.
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V’ata’ tora’ v’shata’ l’maya’,
D’chavah l’nura’ d’saraf l’chutra’,
D’hikah l’khalba’, d’nashach l’shunra’,
D’ach’lah l’gadya’,
D’zban abah bitrei zuzei,
Chad gadya’, chad gadya’.
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Then came the ox and drank the water,
That quenched the fire, that burned the stick,
That beat the dog, that bit the cat,
That ate the kid.
That my father bought for two zuzzim,
Just a kid, just a kid.
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V’ata’ hashocheyt v’shachat l’tora’,
D’shata’ l’maya’ d’chavah l’nura’,
D’saraf l’chutra’ d’hikah l’khalba’,
D’nashach l’shunra’ d’ach’lah l’gadya’,
D’zban abah bitrei zuzei,
Chad gadya’, chad gadya’.
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Then came the butcher and killed 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 kid,
That my father bought for two zuzzim,
Just a kid, just a kid.
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V’ata’ malach hamavet
V’shachat l’shochait d’shachat l’tora’,
D’shata’ l’maya’ d’chavah l’nura’,
D’saraf l’chutra’ d’hikah l’khalba’,
D’nashach l’shunra’ d’ach’lah l’gadya’,
D’zban abah bitrei zuzei,
Chad gadya’, chad gadya’.
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Then came the angel of death
and slew the butcher, that killed 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 kid.
That my father bought for two zuzzim,
Just a kid, just a kid.
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V’ata’ hakadosh baruch hu
V’ shachat l’malach hamavet,
D’shachat l’shochait d’shachat l’tora’,
D’shata’ l’maya’ d’chavah l’nura’,
D’saraf l’chutra’ d’hikah l’khalba’,
D’nashach l’shunra’ d’ach’lah l’gadya’,
D’zban abah bitrei zuzei,
Chad gadya’, chad gadya’.
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Then came the Holy One, Blessed be He,
And slew the angel of death,
That slew the butcher, that killed 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 kid,
That my father bought for two zuzzim,
Just a kid, just a kid.
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