Cumulative Songs in Judaism
Yiddish folk music contains many prominent examples of cumulative songs, including "?װאָס װעט זײַן אַז משיח װעט קומען" and "מה אספּרה," or "What Will Happen When the Messiah Comes?" and "Who Can Recall" (a Yiddish version of the Passover song "Echad mi yode'a").
The Passover seder contains two cumulative songs: Echad mi yode'a and Chad Gadya.
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