LYRIC

NER LI- Composed by Daniel Samburski, Lyrics by Levin Kipnis (Written Approx. 1934)

,נֵר לִי, נֵר לִי, נֵר לִי דָּקִיק
בַּחֲנֻכָּה נֵרִי אַדְלִיק

,בַּחֲנֻכָּה נֵרִי יָאִיר
בַּחֲנֻכָּה שִׁירִי אָשִׁיר

Transliteration:

Ner li, ner li, ner li dakik,
BaChanukah neri adlik.
BaChanukah neri ya’ir,
BaChanukah shiri ashir.

Translation:

I HAVE A CANDLE

Oh, I have a candle, a candle so thin,
On Chanukah, my candle I’ll light.
On Chanukah my candle will glow bright,
On Chanukah, my song I shall sing.