Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Hebrew:
Dm A Dm A
Se-vi-von, sov sov sov
Dm A Dm A
Ha-nuk-kah, hu chag tov
Dm A Dm Gm
Ha-nuk-kah, hu chag tov
A7 Dm A7 Dm
Se-vi-von, sov sov sov.
Gm Dm
Chag sim-cha hu la-am.
A7 Dm
Nes ga-dol ha-ya sham
Gm Dm
Nes ga-dol ha-ya sham
A7 Dm A7 Dm
Chag sim-cha hu la- am.
English:
Dm A Dm A
Spinning top, spin and turn,
Dm A Dm A
While the Hanukkah candles burn.
Dm A Dm Gm
What a beautiful ho-li-day,
A7 Dm A7 Dm
Let's all eat, and dance, and play.
Gm Dm
Tell the story, chant the prayers,
A7 Dm
A great miracle happened there.
Gm Dm
Its the fest-i-val of lights;
A7 Dm A7 Dm
We'll be spinning for all eight nights.
English lyrics, by BimBam, build loosely on the translation:
[For a more direct translation, see:
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/sivivon-sov-sov-sov/]
