Medley: Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah/Who Can Retell

Yemay haHanukkah hanukkat mikdashaynu
Begeel uv'simkha m'maleem et leebaynu
Layla vayom s'vivo-naynu yisov
Soofganiot, nokhal bam-larov
Ha'eeru, hadleeku, nerot hanukkah rabeem.
Al hasism, v'al hanifla'ot asher holelu haMaccabeem
Al hasism, v'al hanifla'ot asher holelu haMaccabeem


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
Swingin' deidels to play with, and latkes to eat
And while we, are groovin', candles are burning so low
One, for each night, they shed a sweet light
To remind us of days long ago
One, for each night, they shed a coo coo light
To remind us of days long ago.


Mi y'maleil g'vurot Yisrael otan mi yimneh
Hen bekhol dor yakoom hagibor goel ha'am
Mi y'maleil g'vurot Yisrael otan mi yimneh
Hen bekhol dor yakoom hagibor goel ha'am
Sh'ma! At this time of year in days of yore
Macabbees the Temple did restore.
And today our people as we dreamed
Will arise, unite, and be redeemed.
Who can retell the things that befell us
Who can count them?
In every age, a hero or sage
Came to our aid.
Mi y'maleil g'vurot Yisrael otan mi yimneh
Hen bekhol dor yakoom hagibor goel ha'am, goel ha'am, goel ha'am.


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