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Oh, Chanukah! Oh, Chanukah!

This is the English version of this popular children's Chanukah song, translated from its original in Yiddish.

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 His glory
The wonders of long ago.

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Posted: Jan 7, 2008

Teaching Hanukkah

I am teacher in England and I have found this site so useful in preparing to teach my 7/8 year olds about the festival. I am not a Jew. I love the songs and I know my class will too!
Thank you

Posted By Karen

Posted: Dec 8, 2007

we're not jewish, but these are classics.

Posted By Anonymous

Posted: Dec 7, 2007

ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE YIDDISH

I am unquestionably not a linguist...but I did speak a very rudimentary Yiddish all throughout childhood with "meine bubbe." Later in college, I studied 6 undergraduate credits of Yiddish. I've done some quick research and will attempt to provide a Yiddish to English translation. I love this wonderful Yiddisher leidele [little song]....Chanukah oy Chanukah a yontiv a shayner [Chanukah oh Chanukah a holiday a beautiful one]...A lustiker a fraylecher [A merry a happy]...nitu noch azoyner [not there another like it]...Alle tug een draydle shpeilin meir [Every day in draydel we play]...Hayse gitte latkes essen meir [Hot good latkes we eat]...Geshvinder [Faster]....Tzindt kinder [Turn children]....de Chanukah lechtelech uhn [the Chanukah lights on]....Lomeir alle een aynem [Let's all in one- together]....Dus yontov dem shaynem [This holiday the beautiful one].....Zingen un tantzen een kuhn [Sing and dance in the round- the circle]

Posted By Anonymous, Philadelphia, PA

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