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