Every Generation was made to show our children that they can connect to their heritage in original and creative ways. (Lyrics follow after this description).
Vehi She’amda is sung at the Passover Seder. Our favourite version is performed by the unparalleled Yaakov Shwekey and the legendary Shlomi Shabbat, composed by Yonatan Razel.
This is our love letter to that song.
This is our message to our children.
This is our pride in our identity.
From the Ezra family to your family, Pesach Sameach.
Our story is miraculous.
Every Generation they come.
With huge gratitude to Yaakov Shwekey, Shlomi Shabbat and Yonatan Razel for inspiring us all with their music, which we sampled on Every Generation. Heartfelt thanks to those who gave their time to make this happen…
Written and composed by Blake and Yamit Ezra
Music Production: Soulecta
Location Filming: Leor Films
Studio Filming: Gavsy Creative Media
Studio: Sassy Films
S&P Sephardi Community: Use of Lauderdale Rd. Synagogue
Additional Styling: Rebel Rags Vintage
Inspiration and Cameos: Ziggy, Rocco and Lenny Ezra
Musical arrangement, video direction and post production: Blake Ezra
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LYRICS IN FULL:
It starts… with the Egyptians,
taking the Hebrews with all their conviction.
Keeping them enslaved so they work all day,
hard punishment if they try to get away, they say…
Moses rocks up to play,
beggin’ to the Pharaoh “Don’t make they stay”,
Because Pharaoh; you know they gotta go,
it’s their destiny don’t disrupt their flow.
So come now Pharaoh, don’t be dumb,
you can chase and chase but you know we’ll run.
Through the Red Sea, along the sea bed,
meanwhile in Egypt the rivers run red.
Hit ten plagues, upon your family,
darkness around will sap your energy.
Wild beasts come to wreck your city,
blood, frogs and locusts show no pity.
Every generation they come,
Every generation they come,
Every generation they come,
Try’na wipe us out, their work is never done.
Ran across the sea like gazelles at speed,
chased by the whole Egyptian army.
Tapping in to a high frequency,
now we really know what it is to be free.
You’re not the first and you won’t be the last,
trying to consign Jews to the past,
Babylonians, Assyrians never got far,
Hebrew nation, David’s star.
Come on everybody let’s tell the story,
so we fully understand our own history.
Even today you know we still see,
people all around just won’t let us be.
Stand tall and strong, be proud of who you are,
part of a nation that goes back far,
proud of your past and always stay true.
Vehi Sheamda Lavoteinu.
Every generation they come. They come.
Every generation they come. They come.
Every generation they come. They come.
Try’na wipe us out, their work is never done.
Every generation, they would not let us be,
Vehi Sheamda.
Our people will be free.
Will be free, will be free, will be free,
will be free, will be free, will be free.
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