Un cabritico que me lo merco mi padre por dos levanim, por dos levanim Had gaddiá, had gadiá. Vino el gato, y se comió al cabrito que me lo mercó mi padre... Vino el perro y modrió al gato que se comió al cabrito que me lo.... Vino el palo y aharvó al perro que modrió al gato que ... Vino el fuego y quemó al palo que aharvó al perro... Vino la agua, y amató al fuego que quemó al pal... Vino el buey y se bėbió la agua que amató al fuego... Vino el shojet, y degolló al buey que se bebió la agua... Vino el malaj hamavet y degolló al shojet que degolló al buey... Vino el Santo Bendicho El, que no hay más grande que El que degolló al malaj hamavet...
A little goat that my father bought me
for two silver coins, for two silver coins,
Had gadya, had gadya. Came the cat, and ate the little goat
that my father bought for me… Came the dog and bit the cat
that ate the little goat that my father… Came the stick and beat the dog
that bit the cat that… Came the fire and burned the stick
that beat the dog… Came the water, and extinguished the fire
that burned the stick… Came the ox and drank the water
that extinguished the fire… Came the slaughterer, and slaughtered the ox
that drank the water… Came the Angel of Death and slew the slaughterer
who slew the ox… Came the Holy Blessed One,
for there is none greater than He,
who slew the Angel of Death…
From Arboleras - De las altas mares, Ecos Sefardies de la isle de Rodas, cd 2, 2009 This is the ladino version of the serial song Had Gadya, which appears in the Hagada of Passover and is sung at the end of the meal.
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