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The Earliest Recorded Children’s Song Might Be Found in the Haggadah
The history of Ḥad Gadya.
In most versions of the Haggadah, the seder concludes with the Aramaic poem Ḥad Gadya (“One Kid”), which follows a formula found in many children’s songs in many cultures: “there came a cat that ate the baby goat that father bought, . . . then came a dog that bit the cat that ate the baby goat,” and so forth. That a children’s song—if that is indeed what Ḥad gadya is—should be found in what, in many ways, is a child-centered ritual is unsurprising, but much about this poem remains shrouded in mystery. Amit Naor writes:
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The Earliest Recorded Children’s Song Might Be Found in the Haggadah
The history of Ḥad Gadya.