Hanukkah, Hanukkah - Traditional?

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 9 December 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

CHANUKAH, CHANUKAH
GREAT TIME-PERIOD CELEBRATE.
LIGHT CHERISH, SURROUND.
FUN FOR LITTLE CHILDREN.

HANUKAH, HANUKAH
DREIDEL SPIN+.
SPIN++, SPIN++.
VERY NICE AND GOOD.

Notes: CHANUKAH - (2h)[4], POs away (some use POs >) signer, FOs up, index fingers touch and then separate while sweeping up in an arc, like the arms of a candelabra.

TIME-PERIOD - [T], PO > NDS, FO up, travels in a vertical plane parallel to the NDH and makes contact with NDH [B], PO > DS, FO away. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Period - Time.

SURROUND - (2h)[4], POs > signer, FOs up, are held at face level and separate encircling the signer.

DREIDEL - Hold out NDH palm up and use thumb and index finger of [bO] to twirl an imaginary top on the palm.

SPIN - [1^] circles around the FT of NDH [1], PO > DH, FO up.

Lyrics:

חנוכה חנוכה
חג יפה כל כך
אור חביב מסביב
גיל לילד רך

חנוכה, חנוכה
סביבון סוב סוב
סוב נא סוב, סוב נא סוב
מה נעים מה טוב

Hanukkah, Hanukkah
Chag yafeh kol kach
Ohr chaviv, mi-savis
Gil li-yeled rach.

Hanukkah, Hanukkah
Sivivon, sov, sov
Sov, sov, sov! Sov, sov, sov!
Ma nayim vi-tov.

Hanukkah is a greay holiday.
Surrounded with lovely light.
Fun for little children.
Dreidel, spin, spin, spin.
How wonderful!

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a performance of this song, go to Hanukkah song at Shuvah Israel service.

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