In the kitchen cooking for our family seder and listening to some of my favorite Ladino music. I think it connects me to the generations past and touches my ethnic soul! Amongst my favorites is an album of Pesah songs in the Ladino tradition by Yehoram Gaon. You can download it on iTunes. (Go to iTunes; click on search box in upper right section of page ‘search store’; type in ‘Yehoram Gaon’ and look for the album ‘Shirim Lepesach’).
Included in the album are two from our family ‘hit parade’……’un kavritico’ ( chad gadya – an only kid) and ‘kien su piense’ (echad mi yodea – who knows one).
In our family, singing theses songs at the end of the seder is one of the highlights for all generations. Everyone know the melodies, and year by year, they learn the lyrics. Even first time guests quickly get into the spirit and sing with us. It truly is something that connects us – as a family, as part of a tradition.
Check out the lyrics. Listen to the song as recorded by Yehoram Gaon. If you have not yet made it part of your family tradition, consider adding it.
Enjoy your seder – and the love of being with family and friends. May it be a holiday of meaning and joy to all.
~Bendichas Manos
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AN ONLY KID
LADINO VERSION: UN KAVRETIKO
Un kavretiko ke lo merko mi padre por dos levanim, por dos levanim.
HAD GADYA, HAD GADYA!
Y vi no el gato, y komio al kavretiko ke lo merko mi padre, por dos levanim, por dos levanim.
HAD GADYA, HAD GADYA!
Y vino el perro, y modrio al gato, ke komio el kavretiko ke lo merko mi padre por dos levanim, por dos levanim.
HAD GADYA, HAD GADYA!
Y vino el palo, y aharvo el perro, ke modrio al gato, ke komio al kavretiko ke lo merko mi padre por dos levanim, por dos levanim.
HAD GADYA, HAD GADYA!
Y vino el fuego, y kemo al palo, ke aharvo al perro, ke modrio al gato, ke komio al kavretiko ke lo merko mi padre por dos levanim, por dos levanim.
HAD GADYA, HAD GADYA!
Y vino la agua, y amato al fuego, ke kemo al palo, ke aharvo al perro, ke modrio al gato, ke komio al kavretiko ke lo merko mi padre por dos levanim. por dos levanim.
HAD GADYA, HAD GADYA!
Y vino el buey, y bebio a la agua, ke amato al fuego, ke kemo al palo, ke aharvo al perro, ke modrio al gato, ke komio al kavretiko ke lo merko mi padre por dos levanim, por dos levanim.
HAD GADYA, HAD GADYA!
Y vino el shochet, y degoyo al buey, ke bebio a la agua, ke amato al fuego, ke kemo al palo, ke aharvo al perro, ke modrio al gato, ke komio al kavretiko, ke lo merko mi padre por dos levanim, por dos levanim.
HAD GADYA, HAD GADYA!
Y vino el Malach Hamavet, y degoyo al shochet, ke degoyo al buey, ke bebio a la agua, ke amato al fuego, ke kemo al palo, ke aharvo al perro, ke modrio al gato, ke komio al kavretiko ke lo merko mi padre por dos levanim, por dos levanim.
HAD GADYA, HAD GADYA!
Y vino el Santo Bendicho, y degoyo al Malach Hamavet, ke degoyo al shochet, ke degoyo al buey, ke bebio a la agua, ke amato al fuego, ke kemo al palo, ke aharvo al perro, ke modrio al gato, ke komio al kavretiko ke lo merko mi padre por dos levanim, por dos levanim.
HAD GADYA, HAD GADYA!
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WHO KNOWS ONE?
LADINO VERSION: KIEN SU PIENSE?
Kien su piense y entendiense alavar al Dio kriense, Kualo es el uno?
UNO es el Kriador, baruch Hu uvaruch shemo!
Kien su piense y entendiense alavar al Dio kriense, Kualo son los dos?
DOS Moshe y Aharon, uno es el Kriador, baruch Hu uvaruch shemo!
Kien su piense y entendiense alavar al Dio kriense, Kualo son los tres?
TRES muestros padres son, dos Moshe y Aharon, uno es el Kriador, baruch Hu uvaruch shemo!
Kien su piense y entendiense alavar al Dio kriense, Kualo son los kuatro?
KUATRO madres de Yisrael, tres muestros padres son, dos Moshe y Aharon, uno es el Kriador, baruch Hu uvaruch shemo!
Kien su piense y entendiense alavar al Dio kriense, Kualo son los cinko?
CINKO livros de la Ley, kuatro madres de Yisrael, tres muestros padres son, dos Moshe y Aharon, uno es el Kriador, baruch Hu uvaruch shemo!
Kien su piense y entendiense alavar al Dio kriense, Kualo son los sesh?
SESH dias de la semana, cinko livros de la Ley, kuatro madres de Yisrael, tres muestros padres son, dos Moshe y Aharon, uno es el Kriador, baruch Hu uvaruch shemo!
Kien su piense y entendiense alavar al Dio kriense, Kualo son los siete?
SIETE dias kon el Shabbat, sesh dias de la semana, cinko livros de la Ley, kuatro madres de Yisrael, tres muestros padres son, dos Moshe y Aharon, uno es el Kriador, baruch Hu uvaruch shemo!
Kien su piense y entendiense alavar al Dio kriense, Kualo son los ocho?
OCHO dias de la millah, siete dias kon el Shabbat, sesh dias de la semana, cinko livros de la Ley, kuatro madres de Yisrael, tres muestros padres son, dos Moshe y Aharon, uno es el Kriador, baruch Hu uvaruch shemo!
Thank you so much Haag Sameah !
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:40:55 +0000 To: ssneouar@hotmail.com
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Wishes for a Pesah Alegre!
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all your Bendichos Manos are so wonderful and welcome I thank you very much with love and appreciation Kathy Cohen XXXXXX
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Thank you, Kathy! Wishing you a Pesah Alegre!
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Another version of ken suspensias \My Family would also sing:Elohenu shabashamayim.el dio ke mos yeve a yerushalyim, con la caravna grandekualo son los etc…….dame tune, different wordswe would alnernate between the two. Sol ‘mo’ AzoseDate: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:41:04 +0000 To: moandmary@msn.com
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Thank you, Sol….my father used similar words as you mention, noting that they were the words his family used in Seattle when he was growing up. Thanks for the reminder!
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Muchas gracias! I’ve been searching online for these! I learned Kien Su Piese in h.s. in Spanish class and Un Kavretiko from Yehoram Gaon’s YouTube video.
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