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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 do 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: Nov 30, 2008
Chanukah song!
I`m am absolutely delighted at all the many many replies I have received to my request last year for the origiinal Yiddish words iof my favourite Chanukah song.......whether in Yiddish or Hebrew or English, I see just how many of us enjoy singing this happy song every Chanukah. all over the world!! ....and long may all of us in Israel continue in joy....
Posted By Gwendoline Lamb, Teesside, England UK

Posted: Nov 28, 2008
translation
Check out this page again for an updated translation.
Posted By Chani Benjaminson, chabad.org

Posted: Nov 19, 2008
song translations
Is there a better literal translation from the Yiddish? I know that Yom tov a shaina means a pretty holiday, not come light the menorah. I also know that translating from Yiddish, we often lose a lot, but your English translation here looks like it is taken from a similar O Chanukah song...which says 'gather round the table we'll give you a treat, dreydils to play with and latkes to eat" I think it is the same song...?
Posted By Anonymous, Tarzana, CA

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