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And We Sang ‘Ha Lakhma Anya’

from Manna by Shelley Posen

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When I was just a little boy
On Peysakh, every spring
My zeyda led our seder
Reclining like a king
It was in Aunt Gerry’s dining room
With the crystal chandelier
Zeyda raised his cup and chanted
In a voice I still can hear.

And he sang Ha Lakhma Anya
All the way to Khad Gadya
While my uncles, aunts, and cousins
Followed in the Haggadah
And we stole the afikoman
And Eliyahu came
And each year we grew older
But the seder stayed the same.

Just after my bar mitzvah
My zeyda passed away
He was buried in his talis
Full of mitzvas, full of days
And that Peysakh, at the seder
Candles lit and table spread
My father sat where Zeyda’d sat
And he led as Zeyda’d led.

And we sang Ha Lakhma Anya
All the way to Khad Gadya
We sang Avadim Hayinu
And L’shana Haba’a
And the youngest asked the kashes
Everybody knew their parts
Zeyda wasn’t at the seder
But he was still there in our hearts.

My father led the seder
For thirty-seven years
His songs and jokes are part of
Our seder souvenirs
But we lost him late last August
We were with him when he died
And now I lead the seder
With my children by my side.

And we sing Ha Lakhma Anya
All the way to Khad Gadya
All in the proper order
From Kadesh to Nirtzah
And the voices of the present
Join the voices of the past
And they all will sing together
As long as seders last.

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from Manna, released January 10, 2003

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Shelley Posen Ottawa, Ontario

SHELLEY POSEN is a Canadian songwriter and performer of his own and traditional songs. He writes in many styles and on many subjects. His songs are widely recognized for their wit, craftsmanship, and the profound effect many seem to have on listeners.

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