Ocho Kandelikas

"Ocho Kandelikas" (English, Eight Little Candles) is a Jewish song celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah. The song is sung in Ladino, a Spanish-derived language traditionally associated with the Sephardic Jewish community, whose ancestors lived in Spain before the 15th century CE.[1] The song is often performed in an Argentine tango-rhythm with accompanying accordion and violins. Despite its traditional-sounding tone, "Ocho Kandelikas" is a modern composition, written by the Jewish-American composer Flory Jagoda in 1983.[2] The lyrics of the song describes a child's joy of lighting the candles on the menorah. The song has been recorded and performed by the Portland-based lounge orchestra Pink Martini, the multilingual rock group Hip Hop Hoodios, the London-based jazz flamenco group Los Desterrados, the female a cappella ensemble Vocolot, Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi ("the Pavarotti of modern Jewish cantorial music") and Yasmin Levy, an Israeli singer-songwriter of Judaeo-Spanish (Ladino) music.

Ladino English
Hanukka linda sta aki,

ocho kandelas para mi. (x2)

 Beautiful Hanukkah is here,

eight candles for me. (x2)

O --- Una kandelika, dos kandelikas,

trez kandelikas, kuatro kandelikas sintyu kandelikas, sesh kandelikas, siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi

 O --- One little candle, two little candles,

three little candles, four little candles, five little candles, six little candles, seven little candles, eight candles for me.

Muchas fiestas vo fazer,

kon alegriyas y plazer. (2x)

 Lots of parties to have,

with happiness and pleasure. (2x)

Los pastelikos vo kumer,

kon almendrikas y la myel. (2x)

 Little pastries to eat,

with little almonds and honey. (2x)


References

  1. ↑ "Jewish Virtual Library - Sephardim". Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  2. ↑ "Tablet Mag - Ocho Kandelikas". Retrieved 2011-03-15.
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