Sing Hanukkah Songs

After lighting the candles, it’s a well-known tradition that everyone sings together. Below we have a collection of songs in Hebrew and in English.

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.

Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out of clay
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
Now dreidel I shall play.

Mao'z Zur

Maoz tzur y’shuati
l’cha naeh l’shabeach
Tikon beit t’ lati
v’sham todah n’zabeach.

L’eit tachin matbeach
mitzar hamnabeach
Az egmor b’shir mizmor
chanukat hamizbeach
Az egmor b’shir mizmor
chanukat hamizbeach.

Hannnukah, O Hanukkah

Lyrics: Avraham Avrunin Music : Folk

Oh 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
Sevivon 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(x2)

Mi Yemalel

Mi yimalel gevurot Yisrael, Otan mi yimne?
Hen be’chol dor yakum ha’gibor Goel ha’am.

Shma!
Ba’yamim ha’hem ba’zman ha’ze
Maccabi moshia u’fode
U’v’yameinu kol am Yisrael
Yitached yakum ve’yigael!

Banu Hoshach Legaresh

Banu choshech legaresh, beyadeinu or va'esh. Kol echad hu or katan, vechulanu or eitan.

Surah choshech, hal'ah sh'chor! Surah mipnei ha'or!

Sevivon, Sov Sov Sov

Sevivon Sov Sov Sov Chanukah Hu Chag Tov Chanukah 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

Ner Li

Ner li, ner li,
ner li dakik,
BaChanukah neri 'adlik.
BaChanukah neri ya'ir,
BaChanukah shiri ashir.