The Jewish Arab women’s choir Rana is a Jaffa based choir of twenty Muslim Jewish and Christian women.
We all know the basics of this Passover story-song. Here are the unusual lyrics ending this version (bolding & enlargement added):
..Then came the Angel of Death And killed the butcher That slew the ox That drank the water That quenched the fire That burned the stick That beat the dog That bit the cat That ate the little goat My father bought for two zuzim
On other nights, on other nights
I questioned just a paltry four
Tonight I have at least one more:
How much more can I endure?
Victor and victim, beater and beaten
When will this madness ever end?
And what has changed now, what is written?
I' m someone new this year, my friend.
I used to be a lamb, a peaceful goat
Today I am a tiger, and a fierce coyote
I’ve been a dove already, and a ram
Today I don’t know exactly who I am
...My father bought a little goat for 2 zuzim...
And once more we begin where we began.
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Yr atheist editor (me) says, thank god for every new beginning of trying to get it right.
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"It's impossible," said pride.
"It's risky," said experience.
"It's pointless," said reason.
"Give it a try," whispered the heart.