Dayenu Song

The word “Dayenu” translates roughly to “it would have been enough for us." This traditional up-beat Passover song is over a thousand years old and is about being grateful.

Lyrics

Ilu hotzi hotzianu
Hotzianu mimitzrayim,
Hotzianu mimitzrayim
Dayenu

Had he brought us out of Egypt,
Only brought us out of Egypt,
Had he brought us out of Egypt,
Dayenu. (It would have been enough.)

Ilu natan natan lanu
Natan lanu et ha Torah
Natan lanu et ha Torah
Dayenu

Had he given us the Torah,
Only given us the Torah,
Had he given us the Torah,
Dayenu. (It would have been enough.)

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