LYRIC

DIDAH BEY- Avraham Fried- Composed by Yossi Green- Chazak

דָּא קָנֵי מָה חָסַר
,דָּא לָא קָנֵי מָה קָנֵי
זֶה מַאֲמָר שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר
בְּמַעְרְבָא
(x2)

דְּדָא בֵּיהּ כּוּלָּא בֵּיהּ
,וּדְּלָא דָּא בֵּיהּ מָה בֵּיהּ
זֶה מַאֲמָר שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר
בְּמַעְרְבָא
(x2)

TRANSLITERATION:

Da kani ma chaser
Da lo kani ma kani,
Zeh mamar shenemar
Bemaravah.

Dida bey kula bey
U’dlo da bey ma bey,
Zeh mamar shenemar
Bemaravah.

TRANSLATED:

In Eretz Yisrael they said:
If one has knowledge, he has everything.
If one lacks knowledge, what does he have?
If he acquires knowledge, he has everything.
If he does not acquire knowledge, he does acquire anything.