Dayenu
Dayenu is the name of a beautiful prayer which means "It would have sufficed" or "We would have been satisfied." Perhaps grateful would be a better translation. Dayenu is our song of our gratitude. A Jew is defined by his or her capacity for gratitude. A Jewish philosopher was once asked, "What is the opposite of nihilism?" and he responded, "Dayenu," the ability to be thankful for what we have received, for what we are. The first prayer a Jew is expected to recite upon waking expresses gratitude for being alive. This holds for all generations, and surely for ours. For each of us, every day, should be an act of grace, every hour an miraculous offering.
I-lu i-lu, ho-tzi-a-nu
Ho-tzi-a-nu mi-mitz-ra-yim
Ho-tzi-a-nu mi-mitz-ra-yim
Da-ye-nu
Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu.
Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu.
I-lu i-lu na-tan la-nu
Na-tan la-nu et ha-Shabat
Na-tan la-nu et ha-Shabat
Da-ye-nu
Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu.
Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu.
I-lu i-lu na-tan la-nu
Na-tan la-nu et ha-Torah
Na-tan la-nu et ha-Torah
Da-ye-nu
Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu.
Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu. Dy, da-ye-nu.
Ilu asa vahem shfatim velo asa veloheihem
Velo asa veloheihem dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu asa veloheihem velo harag bechoreihem
Velo harag bechoreihem dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu harag bechoreihem velo natan lanu et mamonam
Velo natan lanu et mamonam dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu natan lanu et mamonam velo kara lanu et hayam
Velo kara lanu et hayam dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu kara lanu et hayam velo he'eviranu betocho becharava
Velo he'eviranu betocho becharava dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu he'eviranu betocho becharava velo shika tzarenu betocho
Velo shika tzarenu betocho dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu shika tzarenu betocho velo sipek tzarchenu bamidbar
Arbaim shana dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu sipek tzarchenu bamidbar arbaim shana
Velo he'echilanu et haman dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu he'echilanu et haman velo natan lanu et haShabbat
Velo natan lanu et haShabbat dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu natan lanu et haShabbat velo kervanu lifne Har Sinai
Velo kervanu lifne har sinai dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu kervanu lifne Har Sinai velo natan lanu et haTorah
Velo natan lanu et haTorah dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu natan lanu et haTorah velo hichnisanu l'eretz Yisrael
Velo hichnisanu l'eretz Yisrael dayenu
Day dayenu (4x)
Ilu hichnisanu l'eretz Yisrael velo bana lanu et Beit Habechira
Velo bana lanu et Beit Habechira
Day dayenu (4x)
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