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Thread #41943   Message #4159658
Posted By: Felipa
18-Dec-22 - 04:46 PM
Thread Name: Happy C/Hanukkah! (plus songs)
Subject: ADD: Ocho Kandelikas
I attended a Wassail zoomsing tonight and someone sang a song in Ladino, "Ochos Kandelikas", Eight Candles.
I looked up the Wikipedia entry and was surprised to find it says the song was composed by American Flory Jagoda as recently as 1983. The page gives the words in Ladino and also translations to English and Spanish:

OCHO KANDELIKAS - Flory Jagoda

Hanukka linda sta aki,ocho kandelas para mi. (×2)
        
O — Una kandelika, dos kandelikas,
trez kandelikas, kuatro kandelikas sintyu kandelikas, sesh kandelikas, siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi.
                
Muchas fiestas vo fazer, kon alegriyas y plazer. (×2)
                
Los pastelikos vo kumer,kon almendrikas y la myel. (×2)
        
English translation:

Beautiful Hanukkah is here,eight candles for me. (×2)

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.

Many parties to have,with happiness and pleasure. (×2)

Little pastries to eat,with little almonds and honey. (×2)

Spanish translation:

Hannuka linda está aquí,ocho candelas para mi. (×2)

Una candelita, dos candelitas,tres candelitas, cuatro candelitas, cinco candelitas, seis candelitas, siete candelitas, ocho candelas para mi.

Muchas fiestas van hacer,con alegrías y placer. (×2)

Los pastelitos voy a comer,con almendritas y miel. (×2)