Dayenu (βit would have sufficed usβ) is a song of gratitude sung toward the end of Maggid, when the story of the Exodus is recounted during the Passover Seder.
In each stanza, we recall another kindness that Gβd performed for our ancestors and proclaim that it alone would have been reason for celebration.
In the following song, Al Achat Kamah (βhow much more soβ), we recount those kindnesses again, proclaiming how thankful we are for each of them.
Dayenu Lyrics in English and Hebrew
| If He had brought us out from Egypt, and had not carried out judgments against them Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ ΧΧΦΉΧ¦Φ΄ΧΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΦ΄Χ¦Φ°Χ¨Φ·ΧΦ΄Χ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ Χ’ΦΈΧ©ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΈΧΦΆΧ Χ©ΧΦ°Χ€ΦΈΧΦ΄ΧΧ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had carried out judgments against them, and not against their idols Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ Χ’ΦΈΧ©ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΈΧΦΆΧ Χ©ΧΦ°Χ€ΦΈΧΦ΄ΧΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ Χ’ΦΈΧ©ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦ΅ΧΧΦΉΧΦ΅ΧΧΦΆΧ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had destroyed their idols, and had not smitten their first-born Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ Χ’ΦΈΧ©ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦ΅ΧΧΦΉΧΦ΅ΧΧΦΆΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ ΧΦΈΧ¨Φ·Χ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧ¨Φ΅ΧΧΦΆΧ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had smitten their first-born, and had not given us their wealth Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ ΧΦΈΧ¨Φ·Χ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧ¨Φ΅ΧΧΦΆΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ Χ ΦΈΧͺΦ·Χ ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦΈΧΧΦΉΧ ΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had given us their wealth, and had not split the sea for us Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ Χ ΦΈΧͺΦ·Χ ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦΈΧΧΦΉΧ ΦΈΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ Χ§ΦΈΧ¨Φ·Χ’ ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had split the sea for us,Β and had not taken us through it on dry land Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ Χ§ΦΈΧ¨Φ·Χ’ ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ ΧΦΆΧ’Φ±ΧΦ΄ΧΧ¨ΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧͺΧΦΉΧΧΦΉ ΧΦΌΦΆΧΦΈΧ¨ΦΈΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had taken us through the sea on dry land,Β and had not drowned our oppressors in it Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧ’Φ±ΧΦ΄ΧΧ¨ΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧͺΧΦΉΧΧΦΉ ΧΦΌΦΆΧΦΈΧ¨ΦΈΧΦΈΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ Χ©ΧΦ΄Χ§ΦΌΦ·Χ’ Χ¦ΦΈΧ¨Φ΅ΧΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧͺΧΦΉΧΧΦΉ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had drowned our oppressors in it,Β and had not supplied our needs in the desert for forty years Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ Χ©ΧΦ΄Χ§ΦΌΦ·Χ’ Χ¦ΦΈΧ¨Φ΅ΧΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧͺΧΦΉΧΧΦΉ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ Χ‘Φ΄Χ€ΦΌΦ΅Χ§ Χ¦ΦΈΧ¨Φ°ΧΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦΌΦΈΧ¨ ΧΦ·Χ¨Φ°ΧΦΌΦΈΧ’Φ΄ΧΧ Χ©ΧΦΈΧ ΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had supplied our needs in the desert for forty years, and had not fed us the manna Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ Χ‘Φ΄Χ€ΦΌΦ΅Χ§ Χ¦ΦΈΧ¨Φ°ΧΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦΌΦΈΧ¨ ΧΦ·Χ¨Φ°ΧΦΌΦΈΧ’Φ΄ΧΧ Χ©ΧΦΈΧ ΦΈΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ ΧΦΆΧΦ±ΧΦ΄ΧΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had fed us the manna, and had not given us the Shabbat Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧΦ±ΧΦ΄ΧΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ Χ ΦΈΧͺΦ·Χ ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦ·Χ©ΦΌΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧͺ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had given us the Shabbat, and had not brought us before Mount Sinai Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ Χ ΦΈΧͺΦ·Χ ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦ·Χ©ΦΌΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧͺ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ Χ§Φ΅Χ¨Φ°ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦ΄Χ€Φ°Χ Φ΅Χ ΧΦ·Χ¨ Χ‘Φ΄ΧΧ Φ·Χ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had brought us before Mount Sinai,Β and had not given us theΒ TorahΒ Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ Χ§Φ΅Χ¨Φ°ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦ΄Χ€Φ°Χ Φ΅Χ ΧΦ·Χ¨ Χ‘Φ΄ΧΧ Φ·Χ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ Χ ΦΈΧͺΦ·Χ ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧͺΦΌΧΦΉΧ¨ΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had given us the Torah, and had not brought us into the land of Israel Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ Χ ΦΈΧͺΦ·Χ ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧͺΦΌΧΦΉΧ¨ΦΈΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ ΧΦ΄ΧΦ°Χ Φ΄ΧΧ‘ΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦ°ΧΦΆΧ¨ΦΆΧ₯ ΧΦ΄Χ©ΧΦ°Χ¨ΦΈΧΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
| If He had brought us into the land of Israel, and had not built for us the Beit Habechirah (Chosen House; the Beit Hamikdash) Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! | ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌ ΧΦ΄ΧΦ°Χ Φ΄ΧΧ‘ΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦ°ΧΦΆΧ¨ΦΆΧ₯ ΧΦ΄Χ©ΧΦ°Χ¨ΦΈΧΦ΅Χ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ ΧΦΈΧ ΦΈΧ ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦΌΦ΅ΧΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦ΄ΧΧ¨ΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ |
Transliteration
Ee-loo hoh-tzee-ah-noo mee-meetz-rah-yeem vi-loh ah-sΧah vah-hehm shfah-teem dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo ah-sΧah vah-hehm shfah-teem vi-loh ah-sΧah vay-loh-hay-hehm dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo ah-sΧah vay-loh-hay-hehm vi-loh hah-rahg eht bi-khoh-ray-hehm dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo hah-rahg eht bi-khoh-ray-hehm vi-loh nah-tahn lah-noo eht mah-moh-nahm dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo nah-tahn lah-noo eht mah-moh-nahm vi-loh kah-rah lah-noo eht hah-yahm dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo kah-rah lah-noo eht hah-yahm vi-loh heh-eh-vee-rah-noo bi-toh-khoh beh-khah-rah-vah dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo heh-eh-vee-rah-noo bi-toh-khoh beh-khah-rah-vah vi-loh shee-kah tzah-ray-noo bi-toh-khoh dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo shee-kah tzah-ray-noo bi-toh-khoh vi-loh see-payk tzahr-khay-noo bah-meed-bahr ahr-bah-eem shah-nah dah-yay-noo!
ee-loo see-payk tzahr-khay-noo bah-meed-bahr ahr-bah-eem shah-nah vi-loh heh-eh-khee-lah-noo eht hah-mahn dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo heh-eh-khee-lah-noo eht hah-mahn vi-loh nah-tahn lah-noo eht hah-sΧhah-baht dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo nah-tahn lah-noo eht hah-sΧhah-baht vi-loh kayr-vah-noo leef-nay hahr see-nai dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo kayr-vah-noo leef-nay hahr see-nai vi-loh nah-tahn lah-noo eht hah-toh-rah dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo nah-tahn lah-noo eht hah-toh-rah vi-loh heekh-nee-sah-noo leh-eretz yee-sΧrah-ayl dah-yay-noo!
Ee-loo heekh-nee-sah-noo leh-erez yee-sΧrah-ayl vi-loh vah-nah lah-noo eht bayt hahb-khee-rah dah-yay-noo!
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