Songs

Khanike Oy Khanike — חנוכּה אױ חנוכּה

Also known as:
Khanike Days
Also known as:
Khanike Khag Yafe
Also known as:
Khanike Li Yesh
Also known as:
Latke Song (Khanike Oy Khanike)
Also known as:
Yemi Khanike
Also known as:
Chanike Oy Chanike
Also known as:
Jemej haChanuka (Heb)
Author:
Rivesman, Mordkhe — ריװעסמאַן, מרדכי
Genre:
Holiday/Children
Subject:
Khanike/Games/Dreydl/Food/Latkes/Children/Dance
Origin:
ML YT 25/Alb B-004(c)/Alb G-017(a)/Coopersmith HCB 18
Transliteration:
Alb G-017(a)/Alb B-004(c)/Vinkov 2 197/Coopersmith HCB 18/Alb C-042(c)
Translation:
Vinkov 2 197/Alb B-004(c)/Alb W-022(a)/Alb G-017(a)//Coopersmith HCB 18/
Music:
ML YT 24/Coopersmith HCB 18
Additional song notes:
Also translation is in Alb C-042(c)
Sheet music:
Folder:
911
Series:
4
Arranger:
Coopersmith, Harry
Arranged for:
Choral groups
Translator:
Evronin, A., Hebrew/Gurthman, E., English
Texts:
Hebrew/Yiddish/Transliteration/Translation
Publisher:
The Jewish Education Committee, NY
Publisher address:
1776 Broadway, NY
Date:
1940
Provenance:
Gift of Carol Weinbaum

Recordings

On album:
K-029(d) (The Klezmer Conservatory Band Oy Chanukah!)
Track ID:
8077
Artist:
Klezmer Conservatory Band
Vocal:
Bressler, Judy
Artist:
Netsky, Hankus
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום־טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער…
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
S-002(c) (Martha Schlamme sings Jewish Folk Songs with Orchestra)
Track ID:
8078
vocal:
Schlamme, Martha
Conductor Orchestra:
DeCormier, Robert
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום־טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
B-003(k) (Sidor Belarsky Chanukah Festival of Song)
Track ID:
8079
Artist:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Artist:
Heifetz, Vladimir — חפֿץ, װלאַדימיר
Narrator:
Kramer, Mandel
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
B-004(c) (Let's Sing A Yiddish Song... Masha Benya & Children Chorus — לאָמיר זינגען לידער פֿאַר ייִדישע קינדער)
Track ID:
8080
Vocalist:
Benya, Masha — בעניע, מאַשאַ
Piano:
Gottlieb, Malke — גאָטליב, מלכּה
Arranger:
Gelbart, Mikhl — געלבאַרט, מיכל
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Narrated by Yosl Mlotek
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
P-023(a) (Boris Pevsner)
Track ID:
8081
Artist:
Pevsner, Boris
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
C-002(a) (Chanukah Song Parade Sung by Gladys Gewirtz)
Track ID:
8082
Artist:
Gewirtz, Gladys
Narrator:
Lippman, Eve
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
K-031(a) (Jewish American Songs for THE JET SET Sung by Bernie Knee)
Track ID:
8083
Author:
Morse
Artist:
Fields, Irving and Orchestra
Artist:
Knee, Bernie
First line:
Khanike, O Khanike, bring the menorah, set up the candles,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Chanuka Candles".
Language:
English
On album:
R-031(a) (Chanukah Rejoice ! Jewish Holiday Folk Songs and Madrigals — חנוכּה)
Track ID:
8084
Author:
Guthmann, E., Eng — חנוכּה אױ חנוכּה (ענגליש)
Artist:
Rochester Singers
Conductor & Arranger:
Adler, Samuel
Artist:
Rochester Philharmonic, accomp
First line:
O khanike o khanike, a...of joy, a holiday, a jolly day...
Language:
English
On album:
C-002(b) (Chanukah At Home)
Track ID:
8085
Artist:
Berman, Marcia
First line:
Khanike o khanike, come light the menorah, let's have a...
Language:
English
On album:
M-016(a) (Gittele & Goldele Malavsky Yiddish Songs)
Track ID:
8086
Composer:
Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
Vocal:
Malavsky, Goldele — מאַלאַװסקי, גאָלדעלע
Vocal:
Malavsky, Gitele — מאַלאַװסקי, גיטעלע
First line:
We will tell you the story of a miracle, of a lamp that...
First line:
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום־טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער…
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Chanukah Song"
Language:
English/Yiddish
On album:
H-018(a) (Hanukka Songs Dahlia Amihud with Orch and Children's Choir — שירי חנוכה דליה עמיהוד עם תזמרות ומקהלת ילדים)
Track ID:
8087
Author:
Avronin (Heb) אברונין (יברית)
Artist:
Amihud, Dahlia — עמיהוד, דליה
Artist:
Children's Choir and Orch — עם תזמורת ומקהלת ילדים
Arranger/Conductor:
Hadar, Yosef — הדר, יוסף
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Yemey Hahanukאָka" "החוכה ימי"
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
R-003(a) (The Happy Soul of a People Harry Ringler & His Orchestra)
Track ID:
8088
Artist:
Ringler, Harry and his orchestra
Arranger:
Cain, Yosl
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line:
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום־טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער…
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
D-003(a) (Jewish Melodies..Old Country Emil Decameron & His Orchestra)
Track ID:
8089
Artist:
Decameron, Emil & Orch
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line:
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום־טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער…
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
Z-010(c) (Paul Zim presents A Celebration of Chanukah)
Track ID:
8090
Artist:
Zim, Paul and Children's Chorus
First line:
Each khanike we glorify what Judah Macabeeus,
Track comment:
English humorous song to melody of Khanike Oy Khanike
Language:
English
On album:
S-076(b) (The Festive Table Hannukah Cantor Arnold Saltzman)
Track ID:
8091
Artist:
Saltzman, Cantor Arnold
Artist:
Nissenson, Carol
Arranger/Synthesizers:
Steeg, Bruce
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line:
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום־טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער…
Language:
English/Yiddish/Hebrew
On album:
G-017(a) (Gut Yom-Tov Kinder! A Treasury of Children's Songs... — גוט יום-טוב קינדער)
Track ID:
19422
Artist:
Workmen's Circle Children's Chorus — אַרבעטער רינג קינדער כאָר
Artist:
Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Children's Chorus
On album:
W-022(a) (The Chanukah Story sung by The Western Wind)
Track ID:
18285
Artist:
Western Wind Ensemble
Narrator:
Bikel, Theodore
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
C-002(c) (Happy Hanukkah My Friend A Contemporary Celebration)
Track ID:
19697
Artist:
Konecky, Doug
First line:
Khanike o khanike, light the menorah, let's have a party,
Language:
English
Style:
Jazz
On album:
V-013(a) (Jewish Impressions Soloists Ensemble Via Tertia)
Track ID:
19925
Artist:
Via Tertia Soloist Ensemble
Artist:
Heifetz, Samuel, Cond & Arr
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line:
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Track comment:
Recorded under "Folk Tune (Trad)"
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
M-034(e) (The Mazeltones Latkes & Lattes)
Track ID:
21370
Artist:
Mazeltones
Vocal:
Marcus, Wendy
First line:
Khanike o khanike, come light the menorah, let's have a...
First line:
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום־טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Track comment:
With Sovivon
Language:
English/Yiddish
On album:
G-028(d) (Geduldig un Thimann a heymish groove — געדולדיג און טימאַן אַ המײש גרוב)
Track ID:
22517
Artist:
Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra — אַנדי סטאַטמאַן קלעזמער אָרקעסטער
Mandolin/Arranger:
Statman, Andy
Lead Vocal:
Thiman, Albert — טימאַן, אַלבערט,
Vocal:
Geduldig, Edward
Drums:
Weiner, Bob
Trombone:
Kofman, Alex
Keyboards:
Samcheck, Norman
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
D-020(a) (Dzintars songs of amber The Latvian Women's Choir — חוה אלברשטיין / מארגאריטקעלעך)
Track ID:
23357
Artist:
Latvian Women's Chorus
Artist:
Cepitis, Imants, conducting
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
xZ-010(c)
Track ID:
8870
Artist:
Zim, Paul and Children's Chorus
First line:
Each khanike we glorify what Judah Macabeeus,
Track comment:
English humorous song to melody of Khanike Oy Khanike
On album:
T-026(a) (Tia's Simcha Songs)
Track ID:
22639
Artist:
Tia
First line:
Khanike o khanike, come light the menorah, let's have a...
Track comment:
Remember/ Rise Up O Flame/ Sevivon/ Khanike O Khanike
Language:
English
On album:
Y-002(f) (Yaffa Yarkoni Enjoy Your Holidays Jewish Festival Songs — יפה ירקוני "ושמחת בחגיך" בשירים חגים)
Track ID:
23026
Artist:
Yarkoni,Yaffa — יפה ירקוני
Artist:
Hed Arzi Orch & Children's Choir — תזמורת "הד-ארצי" בלווי מקהלת ילדים
Artist:
Winternitz, Dr. Khanan — וינטרניץ, ד"ר חנן
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Khanuka Days"
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
xY-002(f)
Track ID:
23027
Artist:
Yarkoni,Yaffa — יפה ירקוני
Artist:
Hed Arzi Orch & Children's Choir — תזמורת "הד-ארצי" בלווי מקהלת ילדים
Artist:
Winternitz, Dr. Khanan — וינטרניץ, ד"ר חנן
Track comment:
Recorded under title "Khanuka Days" החוכה" ימי"
On album:
S-089(d) (Suki & Ding Present Kinder Classics — קינדער געזאַנג)
Track ID:
25331
Artist:
Weber, Shmuel Ber-Choir & Ensemble
Artist:
Berry, Suki
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Track comment:
Part of Yom Tov Medley
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
L-025(g) (Manfred Lemm & Ensemble Schabessim un Lojgesang — שבתים און לױבגעזאַנג)
Track ID:
26114
Artist:
Manfred Lemm Ensemble
Artist:
Childrens' Chorus
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
F-040(a) (Hai & Topsy Frankl Wi ahin sol ikh gejn? — װוּ אַהין זאָל איך גײן?)
Track ID:
25638
Vocal\Guitar:
Frankl, Hai
Vocal:
Frankl, Topsy
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
S-002(h) (Martha Schlamme sings Jewish & Israeli Folk Songs)
Track ID:
26351
Vocal:
Schlamme, Martha
Conductor Orchestra:
DeCormier, Robert
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
L-047(a) (L'Chaim Music of the Jewish People)
Track ID:
26524
Artist:
Schlein, Irv. & Heb Folksong Orch
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line:
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Track comment:
Recorded As "Reb Schmuel's Nigun 1931
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
C-002(d) (Happy Chanukah Songs)
Track ID:
27285
Author:
Avronin, A (Heb) א. אברונין (יברית)
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Hebrew/English
On album:
C-002(d) (Happy Chanukah Songs)
Track ID:
27286
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line:
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English/Yiddish
On album:
C-002(d) (Happy Chanukah Songs)
Track ID:
27290
Author:
Glusman, S.
Composer:
Melamud, Nisn Cohen — ריטערבאַנד, חיים
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
On album:
O-015(a) (Oy Vey!/ Chanukah / Sruli and Lisa/ A Totally Klezmer Chanukah For Kids)
Track ID:
28029
Artist:
Oy Vey! Klezmer Band
Clarinet/Poyk (Bass Drum and Cymbal)/Arranger:
Dresdner, Sruli
Violin:
Mayer, Lisa
Style:
Instrumental/Doyna/Khusidl/Freylekhs
On album:
009h (Rosenberg, Emanuel/ Khanuke Brokhos, Mo'oz Tsur/ Khanuke O Khanuke, Mi Yemalel)
Track ID:
29042
Artist:
Rosenberg, Emanuel
On album:
064(m)
Track ID:
31225
Language:
English/Hebrew
Style:
Concert
On album:
C-002(e) (Rabbi Mortimorer Cohen Radio wip Broadcast - Sholom altman - missing — נעגים לחנוקה)
Track ID:
33171
Vocal:
Phila Jewish Community Chorus
Director:
Altman, Sholom — אַלטמאַן, שלום
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker…
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער…
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Chorale
On album:
T-003(i) (Tova Ben Tsvi/ Sabbath and Holiday Songs/ Shabos un Yomtov Lider — טובה בן־צבי\ שבת און יום טוב לידער)
Track ID:
36533
Vocal:
Ben-Tsvi, Tova
First line:
Oy, khanike, oy, khanike, a yontev a sheyner, a lustiker...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, חנוכּה, אױ, חנוכּה, אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שײנער, אַ לוסטיקער...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert/Folk
Length:
1:30
On album:
C-042 (c)
Track ID:
39878
Vocal/Handclaps:
Cahan-Simon, Lori
Accordion:
Mahovlich, Walt
Violin:
Chernyavsky, David
Flute:
Greenbaum, Adrienne
Tsimbl:
Fedoriouk, Alexander
Bass:
Shapiro, Henry
First line:
Oy khanike, oy khanike, a yontov a sheyner, a lustiger a freylekher, nito nokh..
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Klezmer/Concert
Length:
3:41
On album:
M-088(c) (Mispacha III / zidovske svatecni pisne / jewish festive songs)
Track ID:
39226
Artist:
Bouckova, Tereza
Artist:
Divecka, Helena-Ester
Artist:
Jerochim, Ester
Artist:
Jerochim, Chana
Artist:
Jerochim, Chaja
Artist:
Klimova, Helena
Artist:
Kovanicova, Helena
Artist:
Miletin, Sara
Artist:
Palkovicova, Zlata
Artist:
Sterecova, Anna
Artist:
Steinova, Iva
Artist:
Steinova, Kacka
Artist:
Skoumalova, Hana
Artist:
Skoumalova, Zdena
Artist:
Tausingerova, Irena
Artist:
Termerova, Lenka
Artist:
Pellar, Lukas
Artist:
Roth, Jakub
Artist:
Vacek, Petr
Artist:
Vyhnalek, Martin
First line:
Jemej haChanuka chanukat mikdashenu, begil uvesimcha memalim et lebejnu
Language:
Yiddish/Hebrew
Length:
1:26
On album:
S-145(a) (Songs From the Garden of Eden/ Jewish Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes)
Track ID:
38000
daf, riqq, darbouka, udu, cajon, pandeiro, guimbarde:
Paul, Mindy
guitars, oud, mandolin, bouzouki, bass, percussion, vocals:
Jean-Christophe Hoarau
qanoun:
Khadija El Afrit
oud:
Mohamed Nabil Saied
accordion:
Christine Laforet
violin:
Jason Meyer
clarinet:
Yannick Thepault
First line:
O khanuke, o khanuke, a yontef a sheyner a lustiker a freylekher nito nokh azoyn
First line (Yiddish):
אָ חנוכּה אָ חנוכּה אַ יום-טובֿ אַ שיינער אַ לוסטיקר אַ פֿריילעכער, ניטאָ נאָך
Language:
Yiddish
Length:
0:48