Jewish and Israeli
  Music |
| Religious music: |
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| Historical • Contemporary Piyyut • Zemirot • Nigun Pizmonim • Baqashot |
| Secular music: |
| Israeli • Israeli Folk Klezmer • Sephardic • Mizrahi |
| Not Jewish in Form: Classical • Mainstream and Jazz |
| Dance: |
| Israeli Folk Dancing • Ballet Horah • Hava Nagila • Yemenite dance |
| Israel |
| Hatikvah • Jerusalem of Gold |
| Piyyutim |
| Adon Olam • Geshem • Lekhah Dodi Ma'oz Tzur • Yedid Nefesh • Yigdal |
| Music for Holidays |
| Hanukkah • Passover • Shabbat |
| Music of the Haggadah |
| Ma Nishtana • Dayenu • Adir Hu Chad Gadya • Echad Mi Yodea |
| Music of Hanukkah |
| Blessings • Oh Chanukah • Dreidel Song |
| Al Hanisim • Mi Y'malel • Ner Li |
Oh Chanukah (also Chanukah, Oh Chanukah) is an English version of the Yiddish Oy Chanukah (Yiddish: חנוכּה אױ חנוכּה Khanike Oy Khanike). Jewish music, the music of Jews, is quite diverse and dates back thousands of years Jewish music, the music of Jews, is quite diverse and dates back thousands of years This article is about the sacred and religious music of Judaism from Biblical to Modern times This article is about the sacred and religious music of Judaism from Biblical to Modern times This article is about contemporary Jewish religious music For the main article on religious Jewish music see Religious Jewish music. See also Religious Jewish music A piyyut (plural piyyutim, Hebrew פיוט pijút and) is a Jewish liturgical poem usually designated Zemirot (זמירות (singular zemer) are Jewish hymns usually sung in the Hebrew or Aramaic languages but sometimes also in Yiddish This article is about a type of Jewish religious music Nigun For the main article on religious Jewish music see Religious Jewish music. See also Religious Jewish music Pizmonim ( Hebrew פזמונים singular pizmon) are traditional Jewish songs and melodies This article is about a type of Jewish religious music Baqashot See Secular Jewish culture for the main article on secular Jewish culture The music of Israel is a unique combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical The music of Israel is a unique combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical See also Secular Jewish music Klezmer (from Yiddish כּלי־זמיר kley - instrument and zemer - song etymologically from This article is about the music of the Sephardic Jews For the main article on secular Jewish music see Secular Jewish music. This article is about the music of the Mizrahi Jews For the main article on secular Jewish music see Secular Jewish music. See Secular Jewish culture for the main article on secular Jewish culture See Secular Jewish culture for the main article on secular Jewish culture See Secular Jewish culture for the main article on secular Jewish culture See Secular Jewish culture for the main article on secular Jewish culture This article is about Israeli folk dancing For the main article on Jewish dance see Jewish dance. See Secular Jewish culture for the main article on secular Jewish culture Hora is a type of Circle dance originating in the Balkans but now found in a number of countries most of which use slightly different spellings "Hava Nagila" ( הבה נגילה in Hebrew) is a Hebrew Folk song, the title meaning "Let us rejoice" In Yemen, where Jews were banned from dancing publicly forms of dance evolved that are based on stationary hopping and posturing such as can be done in a confined space The music of Israel is a unique combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical For the political party see Hatikva (political party. For the Tel Aviv neighbourhood see Hatikva Quarter. " Jerusalem of Gold " (ירושלים של זהב Yerushalayim Shel Zahav) is a popular Israeli Song written by Naomi Shemer in 1967 See also Religious Jewish music A piyyut (plural piyyutim, Hebrew פיוט pijút and) is a Jewish liturgical poem usually designated Adon Olam ( אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם; "Lord of the World" is one of the few strictly metrical hymns in the Jewish liturgy, the nobility of the diction of Geshem (גשם is one of the Hebrew words for " Rain," applied mostly to the heavy rains which occur in Israel in the fall and winter Lekhah Dodi ( Hebrew: לכה דודי also transliterated as Lecha Dodi, L'chah Dodi, Lekah Dodi, "Ma'oz Tzur" (מעוז צור is a Jewish liturgical poem or Piyyut. Yedid Nefesh ( Hebrew: יְדִיד נֶפֶשׂ y’did nefesh) is the title of a Piyyut. Yigdal ( יִגְדָּל; yighdāl, or יִגְדַּל; yighdal; means " Magnify Living God" is a Jewish Hanukkah music (or Chanukah music) (שירי חנוכה contains several songs associated with the festival of Chanukah. Passover songs are songs traditionally associated with the end of the seder, the festive meal associated with the Jewish festival of Passover. Zemirot (זמירות (singular zemer) are Jewish hymns usually sung in the Hebrew or Aramaic languages but sometimes also in Yiddish Passover songs are songs traditionally associated with the end of the seder, the festive meal associated with the Jewish festival of Passover. Ma Nishtana (מה נשתנה are the four questions sung during the Passover seder See also Passover songs Dayenu ( Hebrew: is a song that is part of the Jewish holiday of Passover. See also Passover songs Adir Hu (English Mighty is He Hebrew אדיר הוּא is a hymn sung by Jews worldwide at the Passover Seder. See also Passover songs Chad Gadya ( Aramaic: חַד גַדְיָה chad gadya, "one little goat or "one kid" Hebrew: See also Passover songs Echad Mi Yodea ( Yiddish: Man'dabar uma n'sapar) ( Hebrew: אחד מי יודע echad mi yodea) (Who Hanukkah music (or Chanukah music) (שירי חנוכה contains several songs associated with the festival of Chanukah. Hanukkah music (or Chanukah music) (שירי חנוכה contains several songs associated with the festival of Chanukah. See also Hanukkah music I Have a Little Dreidel (also known as the Dreidel song) and Samuel Goldfarb (also S Hanukkah music (or Chanukah music) (שירי חנוכה contains several songs associated with the festival of Chanukah. Hanukkah music (or Chanukah music) (שירי חנוכה contains several songs associated with the festival of Chanukah. Hanukkah music (or Chanukah music) (שירי חנוכה contains several songs associated with the festival of Chanukah. Hanukkah music (or Chanukah music) (שירי חנוכה contains several songs associated with the festival of Chanukah. Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High The English words, while not a translation, are roughly based on the Yiddish. Oy Chanukah is a traditional Yiddish Chanukah song and Chanukah. Oh Chanukah is a very popular modern English Chanukah song. This upbeat playful children's song has lines about dancing the Horah, eating latkes, lighting the candles and singing happy songs. Hora is a type of Circle dance originating in the Balkans but now found in a number of countries most of which use slightly different spellings Potato pancakes, also known as latkes or latkas ( Yiddish: לאַטקעס Hebrew: לביבה levivah, plural לביבות
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Naming
According to archives at the University of Pennsylvania Library, "Freedman Jewish Music Archive," alternate names the Yiddish version of song has been recorded under include "Khanike Days,"Khanike Khag Yafe," "Khanike Li Yesh," "Latke Song (Khanike Oy Khanike)", "Yemi Khanike," and "Chanike Oy Chanike. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Hanukkah (חנוכה alt Chanukah) also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the For the Gregorian dates of Jewish Holidays see Jewish holidays 2000-2050. Potato pancakes, also known as latkes or latkas ( Yiddish: לאַטקעס Hebrew: לביבה levivah, plural לביבות "[1] Chanukah is and was sometimes written as Khanike as that was the standard transliteration from Yiddish according to the YIVO system. Hanukkah (חנוכה alt Chanukah) also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Transliteration is the practice of Transcribing a Word or text written in one Writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice YIVO, ( Yiddish: yi ייִוואָ established in 1925 in Vilna Poland (now Vilnius Lithuania as the Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut ( Yiddish
Versions
| English version | Yiddish version | Yiddish transliteration | Yiddish literal translation |
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| (Oh), Chanukah, Oh Chanukah Come light the menorah |
חנוכה אוי חנוכה |
(Oy), Chanukah oy Chanukah A yontif a scheiner |
(Oh), Chanukah, Oh Chanukah This is a wonderful celebration |
| And while we are playing The candles are burning bright (or low[2]) |
קומט קינדער געשווינדער |
Kumt kinder geschvinder Die Chanukkah lich voln mir untzinden |
Come quickly children We will light the Chanukah candles |
Alternate Yiddish versions and pronunciations
A very common Yiddish version of the song is below with alternate words, lines, verses, or pronunciations on the right. Transliteration is the practice of Transcribing a Word or text written in one Writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice Hora is a type of Circle dance originating in the Balkans but now found in a number of countries most of which use slightly different spellings A dreidel (דרײדל dreydl, סביבון Sevivon) is a four-sided Top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. A dreidel (דרײדל dreydl, סביבון Sevivon) is a four-sided Top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Potato pancakes, also known as latkes or latkas ( Yiddish: לאַטקעס Hebrew: לביבה levivah, plural לביבות Hanukkah (חנוכה alt Chanukah) also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the For the Gregorian dates of Jewish Holidays see Jewish holidays 2000-2050. A dreidel (דרײדל dreydl, סביבון Sevivon) is a four-sided Top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Potato pancakes, also known as latkes or latkas ( Yiddish: לאַטקעס Hebrew: לביבה levivah, plural לביבות Hanukkah (חנוכה alt Chanukah) also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the A dreidel (דרײדל dreydl, סביבון Sevivon) is a four-sided Top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Potato pancakes, also known as latkes or latkas ( Yiddish: לאַטקעס Hebrew: לביבה levivah, plural לביבות Hanukkah music (or Chanukah music) (שירי חנוכה contains several songs associated with the festival of Chanukah. Hanukkah music (or Chanukah music) (שירי חנוכה contains several songs associated with the festival of Chanukah. The bolded words are what is changed. The "(x2)" in the bottom left indicated that part is repeated.
| A common version | Alternate words | Alternate pronunciations (see Yiddish regional dialects) | ||
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| Oy Chanukah, Oy Chanukah a yontif a scheiner, |
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| A lustiker; a freilicher; nischt do noch azeiner. | A lustiker; a freilicher; nito noch azeiner. |
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| Alleh nacht in dredlech, | Alleh nacht mit dredlech, |
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| Shpiln mir, zudik hesse latkes, est ohne a shir. | Shpiln mir, frishe heisse latkes, est ohne a shir. | |||
| Shpiln mir, heisse frishe latkes, est ohne a shir. | ||||
| Shpiln mir, zudik hesse latkes, essen ohne a shir. | ||||
| Tsindt kinder, geshvinder | Geshvinder, tsindt kinder, | |||
| Kumt kinder geschvinder, | ||||
| Die deninke lichtelech ohne. | Di Chanukkah lich voln mir untzinden. |
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| (x2) | Zingt "Al Hanisim", |
Zol yeder bazunder bazingen dem |
Mir zangen "Al Hanisim" |
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| Loibt Gott for di nisim. | Mir danken far die nisim |
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| Tantzen far die nisim | ||||
| Un kumt giher tantzen in kohn. | Lomir alleh tantzen tzusamen | |||
Hebrew version
There is also a Hebrew version, which has the same melody, but its words and meanings are enitrely different. In Israel, its popularity is not matched to the popularity of the English version in English speaking countries, or the Yiddish version in the past, whereas for instance, Sevivon, Sov, Sov, Sov has a high popularity in Israel. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Hanukkah music (or Chanukah music) (שירי חנוכה contains several songs associated with the festival of Chanukah.
References
See also
External links
- YouTube Video - Young boy singing "Oy Chanukah" (the Yiddish version)
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