En supiense y 'ntendiense alabar al Dio quierense, Cualo es el uno? Uno es el Criador Barehu baruj shemo. Cualos son los dos Dos, Moshe y Aharon… Cualos son los tres Tres muestáros padres son: Abraham, Isaac y Yaacov…. Cuatro madres de Israel, Sara, Rivka, Lea y Rahel.... Cinco libros de la Ley... Sesh dias de la semana.... Siete dias con Shabat...
Whoever knew and understood would praise God Who is the first? First is the creator Blessed is he and his name Who are the two? Two are Moshe and Aharon... Who are the three? Three are our fathers: Abraham, Isaac and Yaacov Four are the mothers of Israel, Sara, Rivka Lea and Rahel Five are the books of the Torah... Six are the days of the week... Seven are the days with Shabbat...
This is a partial rendition of one of the songs sung at the end of the Passover meal. It is a cumulative song which is performed at length, thus complying with the rabbinical precept of extending the Passover meal as long as possible in order to recount the exodus from Egypt by the hand and work of God. It is similar in content to Echad mi yodea from the Hagada. Several of the many versions of this song begin with a linguistic deformation (Qu)en supiense y 'ntendiense alabar al Dio quierense: “whoever knew and understood, would praise God” (verbs in the subjunctive tense, not used in everyday Sephardic speech). This song has versions from both the Ottoman area and the area of North Morocco and Gibraltar.
This website was created by Orit Perlman with the collaboration and blessings of Dr. Susana Weich-Shahak in 2025