CHANUKKAH, CHANUKKAH

(words: L. Kipnis)

 

Chanukkah, Chanukkah
chag yaffe kol kach.
Or chaviv m'saviv,
gil l'yeled rach.
Chanukkah Chanukkah
s'vivon sov sov,
sov sov sov,
sov sov sov,
mah na'im va'tov.

 

Chanukkah Chanukkah
Joyous holiday,
candles bright, cheerful light
old and young are gay.
Chanukkah Chanukkah
s'vivon spin spin,
spin and turn, spin and turn,
while the candles burn.

 

Chanukkah, Chanukkah
freilach on a shir,
Chanukkah, Chanukkah
latkes essen mir.
Chanukkah Chanukkah
oy a sheine velt
Tate, Mame, Zeide, Bobe,
git mir chanukkah gelt (A Dank!)