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Hanukkah Songs
I'm a Little Dreidel
Tune: "I'm a Little Teapot"
I'm a little dreidel [dray-dul]
Made of clay.
Spin me around
When you want to play.
When I fall down, if you don't win,
Just pick me up and spin again!
--Adapted Traditional
Lighting the Candles
Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Time to light the candles bright.
Let them shine into the night.
First we light the middle one
For that candle, when it's done,
Will be used to light them all,
Eight more candles standing tall.
Light the candles, 1, 2, 3,
Shining and reminding me.
Light the candles 4, 5, 6,
See their brightly burning wicks.
Light the candles 7, 8.
A miracle we celebrate.
--Mary Tucker
Time for Hanukkah
Tune: "The Paw-Paw Patch"
Peel all the apples, put 'em in a pan,
Peel all the apples, put 'em in a pan,
Peel all the apples, put 'em in a pan.
It's time for Hanukkah!
Cook up the apples, make applesauce,
Cook up the apples, make applesauce,
Cook up the apples, make applesauce.
It's time for Hanukkah!
Lighting All the Candles
Tune: "I've Been Working on the Railroad"
I am lighting all the candles
On this Hanukkah night.
I am lighting all the candles,
To see them shining bright.
Flicker, flicker little candles,
Fill me with you glow.
Now the time has come to count them,
Ready, set, let's go!
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9.
The Festival of Lights
Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell"
The Festival of Lights,
The Festival of Lights,
Candles glow for Hanukkah
Eight holy days and nights.
The Festival of Lights,
The Festival of Lights,
Dreidels spin and children sing
Eight holy days and nights.
Rock of Ages (first verse
only)
Rock of Ages, let our song
praise
thy saving power
Thou amidst the raging foes, waste
our sheltering tower
Furious, they assailed us, but thine
arm availed us,
And thy word broke their sword
when our own strength failed us
transliterated version
Maoz Tzur
Ra'ot sav'ah nafshi, b'yagon
kochi
chalah,
Chai'yai meraru b'kushi b'shibud malchut
eglah,
Uv'yado hagdolah hotsi et-hasgulah,
Chayl Paroh v'chol zaro-yordu k'even
m'tsulah.
Dreidel, Spin, Spin, Spin
Dreidel, spin, spin, spin!
Chanukah is a good holiday;
Chanukah is a good holiday -
Dreidel, spin, spin, spin!
It's a happy holiday for the
people;
A great miracle happened there;
A great miracle happened there -
It's a happy holiday for the people.
transliterated version
Sevivon, Sov, Sov, Sov
Sevivon, sov, sov, sov!
Chanukah, hu chag tov;
Chanukah, hu chag tov -
Sevivon, sov, sov, sov!
Chag simchah hu la-am,
Nes gadol hayah sham;
Nes gadol hayah sham -
Chag simcha hu la-am.
Who Can Retell
Who can retell,
the things that befell us,
Who can count them?
In every age a hero or sage,
Came to our aid.
Hark! In days of yore in
Israel's ancient land,
Brave Maccabeus led the
faithful band.
But now all Israel must as one arise,
Redeem itself through deed and
sacrifice.
Who can retell,
the things that befell us,
Who can count them?
In every age a hero or sage,
Came to our aid.
transliterated version
Mi Yemalel
Mi yemalel g'vurot Yisra-el,
Otan mi yimneh?
Hen b'khol dor yakum hagibor,
Go-el ha-am.
Sh'ma! Bayamim hahem
bazman hazeh,
Makabi moshiyah ufodeh -
Uv'yamenu kol am Yisra-el,
Yit'ahed, yakum veyiga-el.
Mi yemalel g'vurot Yisra-el,
Otan mi yimneh?
Hen b'khol dor yakum hagibor,
Go-el ha-am.
Hanukkah
Oh 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.
Sevivon to play with, 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;
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