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Darshan (Shir Yaakov & Eprhyme) perform "Chad Gadya" at the Downtown Seder joined by Frank London, Chana Rothman & Basya Schechter

Look out for the upcoming Darshan EP and FUll Length on Modular Moods/Shemspeed in the fall. info on the Seder at http://www.citywinery.com/downtown-seder

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CHAD GADYA by DARSHAN
("Eprhyme" and Shir Yaakov)

yo i knew this one kid from back in the day
he stayed around the way — never came out to play
baby face, buried in a book all day
he made me promise that i wouldn't say his secret was to pray
everything was great, until he went on a date
with an infamous feline — fatal mistake
he fell for the bait, wound up face down on her plate
but she won't escape her fate- my dog Jake
came into the picture, not a moment too late
with a chip on his shoulder, broken heart full of hate
he had nothing to offer, all he ever did was take
she told him to wait, and then he smacked her face
but don't worry, the dog don't get away untouched
'cause the story took wings and made peoples blood rush
he caught a beat-down by the arm of the law
a baton to his jaw was the last thing he saw
a neighbor with a cellphone recorded the brawl
and all the people rioted and burned down the mall

before he stepped off the chair, at the end of his rope
that first kid left a quote in a suicide note
it said "do the right thing. be yourself. don't ever give up hope."
this water flows from the words that he wrote
the silence that followed was filled with such sorrow
as we all wondered why we trade today for tomorrow
but there's something beautiful in that moment of reflection
face to face — in the place — infinite introspection
the serenity was shattered by the scream of the sacrifice
pain is the price that we pay for the afterlife
suddenly I grabbed the knife and sang a song I'd never heard
it wasn't in my language, but i understood every word

וְאָתָא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וְשָׁחַט לְמַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת
דְּשָׁחַט לְשׁוֹחֵט דְּשָׁחַט לְתוֹרָא, דְּשָׁתָה לְמַיָּא
דְּכָבָה לְנוּרָא, דְּשָׂרַף לְחוּטְרָא דְּהִכָּה לְכַלְבָּא
דְּנָשַׁךְ לְשׁוּנְרָא, דְּאָכְלָה לְגַּדְיָא

וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ אֶל לְבָבֶךָ
כִּי יי הוּא הָאֱלֹקים

SAMPLE SOURCES

Chad Gadya Passover Chant
Smithsonian Folkways Field Recording

Alla fiera dell'est
Angelo Branduardi

Khad Gadya, Khad Gadya
Ensemble Lucidarium

Besht's Niggun
Ariel Elisha

Had Gadia
Chava Alberstein

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Burl Ives