Chanukah Songs / Hanukkah Songs
Print out all these nice lyrics on this handy 2 page Chanukah_Song_Sheet.pdf
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Maoz Tzur
Maoz tzur y'shuati l'cha naeh l'shabeach
Tikon beit t'filati v'sham todah n'zabeach.
L'eit tachin matbeach mitzar hamnabeach
Az egmor b'shir mizmor chanukat hamizbeach.
Sevivon Sov Sov Sov
Sevivon, sov sov sov
Hanukkah hu chag tov
Hanukkah hu chag tov
sevivon, sov sov sov.
Chag Simcha hu la'am
Nes Gadol Haya Sham
Nes Gadol Haya Sham
Chag Simcha hu la'am
Dreidel spin spin spin. Chanukah is a nice holiday. It's a joyous holiday for the nation. A great miracle happened there.
Hanukkah Oh, Hanukkah
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
A dreidle 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
Hanukkah Oh, Hanukkah / Yiddish Original
Oy Chanukah, Oy Chanukah
a yontif a sheiner,
A lustiger; a freilicher
nito noch a zeyner.
Alle nacht in dredlech,
Shpiln mir,
zudig heise latkes, es un a shir.
tsindt kinder geshvinder
Di dininke lichtlech ohn.
Lumir ale singen
Und lumir ale shpringen
Und lumir ale tantzen in khur.
Lumir ale singen
Und lumir ale Shpringen
Und lumir ale tantzen in khur.
Hineh ma tov
Hineh ma tov uma na'im
Shevet achim gam yachad. (3x)
How good and pleasant it is
For brothers & sisters to sit together.
Mi y’maleil
Mi y’maleil g’vurot Yisrael, otan mi yimneh?
Hein b’khol dor yakum ha-gibor, go’eil ha-am.
Sh’ma! Ba-yamim ha-heim ba-z’man ha-zeh
Makabi moshi’a u-fodeh,
u-vyameinu kol am Yisrael, yitaheid yakum v’yiga’el.
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.
I Have a Little Dreidel
I Have a Little Dreidel
I have a little dreidel,
I made it out of clay, and
when it’s dry and ready,
then dreidel I shall play!
Chorus:
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
I made it out of clay,
and when it’s dry and ready,
then dreidel I shall play!
My dreidel is so playful,
it loves to dance and spin;
A happy game of dreidel,
come play, now let’s begin!
It has a lovely body,
with legs so short and thin
And when it gets all tired,
it drops and then I win!
Ocho Kandelikas
Hanukah linda sta aki, ocho kandelas para mi,
Hanukah linda sta aki, ocho kandelas para mi, O...
Una kandelika, dos kandelikas, tres kandelikas,
kuatro kandelikas, sintyu kandelikas,
sej kandelikas, siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi.
Muchas fiestas vo fazer, kon alegria i plazer,
Muchas fiestas vo fazer, kon alegria i plazer, O...
Una kandelika, dos kandelikas, tres kandelikas,
kuatro kandelikas, sintyu kandelikas,
sej kandelikas, siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi.
Los pastelikos vo kumer, kon almendrikas i la myel,
Los pastelikos vo kumer, kon almendrikas i la myel. O...
Una kandelika, dos kandelikas, tres kandelikas,
kuatro kandelikas, sintyu kandelikas,
sej kandelikas, siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi.
Am Yisrael chai
Am Yisrael chai, od avinu chai!
The People of Israel live, our Father yet lives!
Since 2025-12-16