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Oh, Chanukah! Oh, Chanukah!

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: Aug 26, 2009

Tis the Week of Hanukkah Lyrics

For Tom -
I used to sing this same song in the school choir duing holiday programs. I am a Christian and I still love this song! I grew up with many Jewish friends that remain some of my closest friends today and this was a nice way to connect with them during the celebration of Hanukkah. Just goes to show you can mix church and state without all of us ending up emotionally damaged for life!

Posted By Marty Gamble, Knox, TN

Posted: June 25, 2009

song lyrics

I used to sing a song when I was a child in the school choir.
it went soemthing like this:
Tis the week of Hannukah, good cheer we are

bringing,
This holiday we celebrate with dancing and

singing,
Gather 'round together the Horah we'll do,
Then join in the song that our forefathers knew.

But hush now, and come now,
the candles we light one by one.
And then hear the story of God and his Glory,
and how precious freedom was won.

wha is the name of this song?

Posted By Tom, largo, florida

Posted: Dec 21, 2008

Oy chanuka - second verses

The Klezmer Conservatory Band sings an additional verse about Judah Macabee, but I can't find the words anywhere. Does anyone know these additional Yiddish lyrics.

Posted By Zvi Zaks, San Jose, Ca

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