In Ben Kweller's song "Lizzy", what does the word Dienu mean?

Question

I have also seen it spelled dayenu.

Thank you :)

Answer 1

Dayenu is a Hebrew song, usually recited during the celebration of Passover. The word itself essentially means "It would have been enough."

The song goes through a series of gifts believed granted by God to the Israelites (such as Torah or Shabbat), proclaiming that any of them alone would have been sufficient, to express greater appreciation for them as a whole.

While in context of Passover, the word, "Dayenu" is used to express gratefulness, outside the holiday it is also sometimes used to express a tiredness or exhaustion. "Enough, already!"

Answer 2

Ben Kweller Lizzy