"Ocho Kandelikas" ("Eight Little Candles") is a Judaeo-Spanish (Ladino) song celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah, written by the Jewish-American composer Flory Jagoda in 1983.
The song is sung in Ladino, an Old Spanish-derived language traditionally associated with the Sephardic Jewish community. The song is often performed in an Argentine tango-rhythm with accompanying accordion and violins. The lyrics of the song describe a child's joy of lighting the candles on the menorah every night of Hanukkah.
Lyrics
Melody
Performances
The song has been recorded and performed by:
- Sarah Aroeste, an American singer and composer, on her album: Hanuká
- Erran Baron Cohen
- Hip Hop HoodÃÂos, a multilingual rock group
- Flory Jagoda, a Bosnian-born American musician and singer-songwriter
- Yasmin Levy, an Israeli singer-songwriter of Ladino music
- Pink Martini, a Portland-based lounge orchestra
- Idina Menzel, an American actress, performer, singer and songwriter
- Vocolot, a female a cappella ensemble
- Voice of the Turtle, on their album Circle of Fire, Boston 1986
- Diego's Umbrella, American Gypsy rock band, 2018
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