Traditional Passover Songs

Melodious songs with beautifully penned lyrics make legends stay in your heart for long. Traditional songs, especially those that are associated with festivals, usually mention the legends associated with it or are devoted in the praise of the Lord or divine power. Passover songs are those songs that are traditionally connected with the end of the Seder, the festive meal associated with this Jewish festival, and are essential part of the celebration. While most songs are played in the second half after dinner, "Ma Nishtanah" and "Dayenu" are sung during the main part of the Seder, before dining the traditional feast called the "Maggid". Singing these songs is a part of the custom of the Seder and these songs usually narrate the story of the Exodus. Below mentioned are the lyrics of the important traditional Pesach songs to help you learn and sing them aloud during the celebrations. Check them out!

Traditional Songs For Passover

Dayenu
Here the tune Dayenu
Had He brought us out from Egypt and not executed judgment against them,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had He executed judgment against them and not destroyed their idols,
It would been enough! Dayenu!
Had He destroyed their idols and not slain their firstborn,
It would been enough! Dayenu!
Had He slain their first born and not given us their possessions,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had He given us their possessions and not divided the sea for us,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had He divided the sea for us and not brought us through it dry-shod,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had He brought us through it dry-shod and not drowned our oppressors in it,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had He drowned our oppressors in it and not sustained us in the wilderness for forty years,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had He sustained us in the wilderness for forty years and not fed us manna,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had He fed us manna and not given us the Sabbath,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had He given us the Sabbath and not brought us to mount Sinai,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had He brought us to Mount Sinai, and not given us the Torah,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had he given us the Torah and not brought us in the land of Israel,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!
Had He brought us into the land of Israel and not built the temples for us,
It would have been enough! Dayenu!

Chad Gadya (a kid like a baby goat)
Then came one kid, just one kid,
Which my father bought for two zuzeem.
Chad Gadyo, chad gadyo.
Then came the cat which ate the kid,
Which my father bought for two zuzeem.
Chad gadyo chad gadyo.
Then came the dog,
Which bit the cat, which ate the kid,
Which my father bought for two zuzeem.
Chad gadyo, chad gadyo.
Then came the stick, which beat the dog,
Which bit the cat, which ate the kid,
Which my father bought for two zuzeem.
Chad gadyo, chad gadyo.
Then came the fire,
Which burned the stick, which beat the dog,
Which bit the cat, which ate the kid,
Which my father bought for two zuzeem.
Chad gadyo, chad gadyo.
Then came the water, which put out the fire,
Which burned the stick, which beat the dog,
Which bit the cat, which ate the kid,
Which my father bought for two zuzeem.
Chad Gadyo, chad gadyo.
Then came the ox,
Which drank the water, which put out the fire,
Which burned the stick, which beat the dog,
Which bit the cat, which ate the kid,
Which my father bought for two zuzeem.
Chad gadyo, chad gadyo.
Then came the Shochet, which slaughtered the ox,
Which drank the water, which put out the fire,
Which burned the stick, which beat the dog,
Which bit the cat, which ate the kid,
Which my father bought for two zuzeem.
Chad gadyo, chad gadyo.
Then came the angel of death,
Who killed the Sochet, who slaughtered the ox,
Which drank the water, which put out the fire,
Which burned the stick, which beat the dog,
Which bit the cat, which ate the kid,
Which my father bought for two zuzeem.
Chad gadyo, chad gadyo.
Then came the Holy One, blessed be He,
And slew the angel of death,
Who killed the Sochet, who slaughtered the ox,
Which drank the water, whichput out the fire,
Which burned the stick, which beat the dog,
Which bit the cat, which ate the kid,
Which my father bought for two zuzeem.
Chad gadyo, chad gadyo.