Oh,Chanukah
Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah, 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.
Dreidels 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 so long ago;
One for each night, they shed a sweet light.
To remind us of so long ago.
Yiddish
Oy, Khanike oy Khanike
A yontef a sheyner,
A lustiker a freylekher
Nisht do nokh azoyner
Ale nakht mit dreydlekh shpiln mir,
Frishe heyse latkes, esn on a shir.
Geshvinder, tsindt kinder
Di Khanike likhtlekh on,
Zogt "Al Hanisim", loybt Got far di nisim,
Un lomir ale tantsn in kon.
Zogt "Al Hanisim", loybt Got far di nisim,
Un lomir ale tantsn in kon.
English Translation
(Oh), Chanukah, Oh Chanukah
A beautiful celebration.
Such a cheerful and happy one,
There is none like it.
Every night with the dreidels we will play,
Fresh, hot latkes we will eat endlessly.
Come quickly children
Light the Chanukah candles
Say "Al HaNissim", praise God for the miracles,
And we will all dance together in a circle!
Say "Al HaNissim", praise God for the miracles,
And we will all dance together in a circle!