Jewish-Sephardic song, Flory Jagoda - Oco Kandelikas (Eight Candles)

Hanuka linda sta aki
Oco kandelas para mi.
O...

Una kandelika
Dos kandelikas
Trez kandelikas
Kuatro kandelikas
Sintju kandelikas
Se kandelikas
Siete kandelikas
Oco kandelikas para mi.
O...

Mucas fiestas vo fazer
Kun alegrijas i plazer.
O...

Una kandelika...
Loz pastelikos vo kumer
Kun almendrikas i la
mjel. O...
Una kandelika...

Hanukah... what exciting memories. Beside the joy of lighting Hanuka candles and recieving small presents on each of the eight nights "matchmaking parties" were held; and while the young sang and danced their parents and grandparents enjoyed planning their children's weddings. Little almond honey cakes were eaten to assure luck and happiness- a good match.
The next year at the wedding the bridewas customarily asked "At which Hanukah party did you meet?"

Note: In the album, it's written "lyrics and the music by Flory Jagoda". But I should add this there's a Turkish folk song called "Bir mumdur" (One candle) with similiar lyrics and music. Flory Jagoda may have been influenced from that since she was born in Bosnia, a very Turkish influenced place, or the exact the opposite might have happened... There is even Arabic version, as well. So I won't argue which one is the original.

Any clear information on this subject from anyone will be welcomed, if you message me.

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[rdiazgreenberg]

Very nice version of this classic song! Many thanks!

[TURKKNCL]

@rdiazgreenberg You're welcome.

[venturabrown]

thank you for posting. I searched all over for a Sephardic Hanuka song.

Saludozos i Buenos!

[TURKKNCL]

@venturabrown You're so much welcome.

[mierpaul]

I love the Latin Jewish sound. In spite of what people say, not all Jewish is Ashkenasai.

[algeriandream2008]

@StJouish more and more sefaradic lived in algeria since 6 centuries

[StJouish]

@algeriandream2008 The ancient Hebrew word for France is Tsarfaht. Algeria has that French connection. Is that what you are thinking? Because the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) emigrated all over. To Italy and then on to Greece and Turkey, to the New World-especially South America, and to European seaport towns because they were merchants. Big Sephardic synagogue in Amsterdam (!).

[StJouish]

@patricmanuel Ladino like Yiddish is a dialect of something mainly and Hebrew. In the case of Yiddish, it and Modern German were rooted in Middle German and then they both evolved. Yiddish depending where it was spoken also had some other languages thrown in. My parents were from Poland, our Yiddish particularly for common household words had some Polish thrown in, f.i. the word for tea kettle. With Ladino, similar evolution.

[786vinay]

i love this Jewish song

[cindikleincuomo]

@yahudiprince - I am not disputing the fact as to his having been a rabbi-nor did I say, or infer, that there is anything wrong with Jesus Christ having been a rabbi-my answer was in regard to the fact that Jesus Christ is not the G_d of the Jews-nor is he our Messiah nor savior! We as Jews are perfectly happy contrary to repenting, and turning "to his son" Jesus/Messiah as our savior. We don't have to fear our G_ds wrath, we are his children and he loves his Jewish children.

[yahudiprince]

@cindikleincuomo but he is a rabbi ! nothing wrong with that!

[yahudiprince]

@mierpaul of course not but all sephardics are jews !

[KUKULKHAN]

@istra2009 Sephardi (Ladino')s diaspora from Spain took them to all aver the Mediterranean, that includes the Adriatic coast, hence the familiarity with the song, the Muslims in Bosnia where part of the Ottoman empire thus, a settlement just enjoy it......

[eaalcalay]

Chag Sameach!