Mattityahu had five sons
The oldest one was Yohanan
Then came Shim'on, number two,
He was the second son.
Who do you think was number three?
That was Yehudah Hamacabee,
He who fought so gallantly
mean? What do we know
about how the Maccabees
fought?
That we might all be free.
Not just for themselves
or their times.
Then there were two other brothers
Brave and strong just like the others
Elazar was number four,
There was just one more.
Mattityahu had five sons,
The youngest one was Yonatan.
Zeh haben hachee katan.
the littlest (youngest)
son.
Mattityahu's sons.
Now every year we just can't wait
To light our candles one through eight.
On these days we celebrate
Mattityahu's sons.
miracle of the oil, and
at the same time, we
remember how G-d helped
the Macabees defeat a
bigger and stronger army.
We pay our respects to
the Macabbee soldiers.
Yohanan, Shim'on viYehudah
Elazar veYonatan,
verse, the song reviews
the names of the brothers
in order.
They were heroes every one
What is a hero? Why
were these brothers
heroes?
Mattityahu's sons.
Mattityahu had five sons
They trusted G-d each and every one
(They took on superior
odds.)
They fought against the Greeks and won,
Mattityahu's sons.
So, as we honor them today
We will not forget that they
Fought to defend the Jewish way,
fought for the SURVIVAL
of the Jewish religion.
Mattityahu's sons.
Yohanan, Shim'on viYehudah
Elazar veYonatan,
We'll be faithful as they were once,
true to who we are.
Mattityahu's sons.
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