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Oh, Chanukah! Oh, Chanukah!


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Translation

Oh Chanukah, oh Chanukah,
A holiday a lovely one,
A happy, a joyful one,
There is none like it!
Every night at dreidl do we play,
Fresh hot latkes we eat without end.

Come children, hurry,
the Chanukah candles we will light.
Let's sing "al hanisim",
Let's thank G-d for the miracles,
Let's all dance together.

This is the English version of this popular children's Chanukah song

Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah
Come light the Menorah
Let's have a party
We'll all dance the Horah

Spin the whirling dreidels
All week long
Eating the sizzling latkes
Sing a happy song

Now light them tonight then
The candles all in a row
We tell the wondrous story
of G-d in all His glory
The wonders of long ago.

Yiddish Text:

אוי חנוכה אוי חנוכה
א יום טוב א שיינע
א ליכטיגע א פרייליכע
נישט דא נאך א זיינע
אלע נאכט מיט דריידלעך ,שפילן מיר
פרישע הייסע לאטקעס ,עסן אן א שיעור

קומט קינדער געשווינדער
די חנוכה ליכט ,וועלן מיר אנצונדען
זאגט על הניסים
לובט ג-ט פאר די נסים
לאמיר אלע טאנצען צוזאמען



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Posted: Dec 21, 2011
common American version
Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah, come light the menorah
Let's have a party, we'll all dance the hora
Gather round the table, we'll give you a treat
Dreidels to play with and latkes to eat
or (sevivon to play with and latkes to eat)


And while we are playing
The candles are burning low
One for each night, they shed a sweet light
To remind us of days long ago
One for each night, they shed a sweet light
To remind us of days long ago
Posted By Anonymous, New York, NY

Posted: Dec 20, 2011
there are more versions, weird
I know the one oh H, Oh H, a festival of joy, a holi day a jolly day for every girl and boy, spin the whirling dreidle all week long, eat the sizzling latkes, sing the happy songs, now light them, tonight then, the flickering candles in a row, retell the wondrous story of G and all his glory and dance by the candles cheering glow, repeat, it could have be we tell or re-tell, not sure.
Posted By Anonymous, NY

Posted: Nov 27, 2011
Oy Chanukah
Do you have the 2nd stanza of Oy Chanukah? It contains the phrases"... Di shtot yerushalaim hot vider ogelebt und to a naiyer lebn hot yederer geshlept..."

Thanks
Posted By Anonymous, Lexington, MA

Posted: Dec 4, 2010
very nice
My mother studied these song in Idisch.
Posted By Maria Taissa, rio de janeiro, brasil

Posted: Oct 3, 2010
Oh Chanukah! Oh Chankah1
I remember when I was a little girl and mom would be preparing for the Chanukah holiday and dad would be preparing for the Chanukah holiday and what can I say, they would be arguing right up to the lighting of the menorah and dad would tell stories about the holiday and mom would look so beautiful-when I turned this song on this morning-I cried and saw dad in his suit and mom all dressed up lighting the menorah-They passed on now,eight years exactly-six months apart from each other-they couldn't live without each other-Wow, I thought it was longer than eight years now just goes to show you how you can miss your parents and Chanukah the way it was. Thank you for this song
Posted By Judith L Witten, Brockton, Ma/USA

Posted: June 21, 2010
Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah
Tom, the name of the song is "Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah". If you have found it, then great, if not, here you have it.
Posted By George, SLC, UT

Posted: Apr 26, 2010
Another version
I am not Jewish, I am of Greek Origin born and riased in Montreal. In my fourth grade choir we were taught a Chaunica song at the same time as Christmas songs, and so honoring our Jewish Classmates.

That was almost thirty years ago. I don't remember any of the Christmas songs we performed that year, but I remember the verison of the Chaunica song like it were yesterday:

Tis the week of Chaunica, Good cheer it is bringing, this holiday we celebrate with dancing and singing, gather round together, the hora we'll do, then join in a song that our forefathers knew, but hush now, and come now, the candles we light one by one, then hear the story of G-d and his glory and how precious freedom was won!

The version posted on this site has the same melody, but other words.

Im wondering if our teacher did not change the actual lyrics for our benefit, or the version I remember is just another version out there..

Thanks!
Posted By Anonymous, Montreal, qc

Posted: Dec 11, 2009
songs
that song was cool!
Posted By Anonymous, Portland, Oregon

Posted: Dec 9, 2009
hannukah song
I a from New Jersey, I will would sing the last par of the song, One for each night to shed a seet light that reminds us of times long a go.
Posted By Charna, Plymouth, Wi

Posted: Dec 6, 2009
Oy Chanukah! Oy Chanuka!
I am so pleased that, alll over the world, people are sending in their own versions since I ORIGINALLY asked the question from here in Northern England if anyone knew it??! But what I REALLY would like to hear is a boys` choir singing the orginial song in YIDDISH please....and I wish all everyone celebrating Chanukah the world over a FEILICHEN CHANUKAH with lots of dsoughnuts (English spelling!!) and latkes!!! Shavua Tov....
Posted By Gwendoline Lamb, Teesside, England UK



 

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