Happy Hannukah
Last night we went to our friends Jaime and Marcel’s house for Hannukah. We got to light the menorah, play with dreidels, eat and drink and sing songs. Some of Jaime’s jewish friends came and a bunch of people from the recinto. One of my favorite songs we sang is called ocho kandelikas. This song is in a language called Ladino, which is a jewish language from medieval Spain and is still spoken today by Sefardic jews. The song talks about the 8 candles that are lit for Hannukah.
Hanuka linda sta aqui, ocho kadelas para mi (2x)
Ay,
Una kandelika,
Dos kandelikas
Tres kandelikas
Quatro kandelikas
Cinco kandelikas
Sej kandelikas
Siete kandelikas
Ocho kandelas para mi.
Muchas fiestas vo fazer, con alegrias y plazer. (2x)
Ay, una kandelika…
Los pastelicos vo cumer, con almendricas y la miel. (2x)
Ay, una kandelika…
