Poetry Archives

A continuing selection of classic and contemporary poems.

Anonymous

(Israel version)
Sevivon, sov, sov, sov!
Chanukah, hu chag tov;
Chanukah, hu chag tov—
Sevivon, sov, sov, sov!

Sov na, sov; koh vakhoh,
Nes gadol hayah poh;
Nes gadol hayah poh—
Sov na, sov; koh vakhoh.

(Diaspora version)
Sevivon, sov, sov, sov!
Chanukah, hu chag tov;
Chanukah, hu chag tov—
Sevivon, sov, sov, sov!

Chag simchah hu la-am,
Nes gadol hayah sham;
Nes gadol hayah sham—
Chag simcha hu la-am.

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