my father had bought it
for just two pennies
the lamb! the lamb!
my father had bought it
for just two pennies
as the haggadah relates
the crafty cat was on the lookout
it pounced on the lamb
and ate it up
the dog choked the cat
that had eaten up the lamb
that my father had bought
for just two pennies
the lamb! the lamb!
along came the stick
to strike and beat the dog
that had choked the cat
that had eaten up the lamb
that my father had bought
that he had bought
for just two pennies
the lamb! the lamb!
without any delay
the fire burnt the stick
that had beaten the dog
that had choked the cat
that had eaten up the lamb
that my father had bought
for just two pennies
the lamb! the lamb!
then the water put out the fire
that had burnt the stick
that had beaten the dog
that had choked the cat
that had eaten up the lamb
that my father had bought
for just two pennies
the lamb! the lamb!
[…]
why do you sing, little lamb?
spring isn't yet here
and passover neither
have you changed?
i have changed this year
and every evening
like each evening
i have only asked four questions
but, tonight
i have thought of another question
how long will this hellish circle last?
i have thought of a question tonight
how long will this hellish circle last?
that of the oppressor and the oppressed,
of the executioner and the victim
how long will this madness last?
[...]
Chava Alberstein / Had Gadia (Free Zone)
