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It's Sukkot, the harvest festival
Where people live in booths for a week
And we read the book of Kohelet, Ecclesiastes
The radical, and at times hopeless words of wisdom written by King Solomon
All is vanity
And a chasing after the wind, said the king
The rise and the fall, the great and the small
Said the king who'd seen it all
Said the king who'd seen it all
The sun rises, the sun goes down
The wind blows south and it turns around
All the rivers run into the sea: the sea isn't full
And nothing is new under the sun
If you see something new, you know it's been done
So go and have fun and enjoy being young
All is vanity
And a chasing after the wind, said the king
The rise and the fall, the great and the small
Said the king who'd seen it all
Said the king who'd seen it all
That which is crooked cannot be made straight
And too much wisdom can get you real mad
And knowing too much can get you real sad
But laughter is foolish and joy: what does it get?
I tried to be happy by drinking some wine
I built myself houses and gardens of all shapes and all kinds
I gathered silver and the treasure of kings
I got myself singers and big bands and blings
So I was greater than anyone before
Whatever I desired, I got it and more
All is vanity
And a chasing after the wind, said the king
The rise and the fall, the great and the small
Said the king who'd seen it all
Said the king who'd seen it all
There's reason and time for everything under the sky
A time to be born and a time to die
A time to break and a time to make
A time to love and a time to hate
Sometimes sorrow is greater than laughter
And sometimes sadness can get your heart higher
Sometimes the hardcore yelling of the wise
Is better than the pop song of fools and the sweetness of lies
And yesterday's heartaches can be tomorrow's good old times
Now don't be overly righteous nor overly wise
I've seen the just men suffer and the evil men thrive
When the wise don't get the fortune
and the skilled don't get the fame
And no one knows who's winning or losing this game
All is vanity
And a chasing after the wind, said the king
The rise and the fall, the great and the small
Said the king who'd seen it all
Said the king who'd seen it all
Some ways to make Sukkot joyous
Eating in the Sukkah
Waving the lulav and etrog
Inviting ancestors to the sukkah
Sleeping in the sukkah
Celebrating!
A joyous Sukkot to you!
Written and Performed by Hadara Levin Areddy