What is the official title of the dreidel song?”
Author: Sam Goldfarb, here’s an article written by Susan Wolfe, Goldfarb’s granddaughter, discussing this song. What is a dreidel?: A dreidel is a toy, similar to a top, it has four sides with Hebrew letters on each side. The whole family plays this during Hanukkah; a player places a bet and spins the dreidel. When the dreidel stops spinning, the player acts based on the symbol on the side of the dreidel facing upwards. The meanings are as follows: Nun- player does nothing Gimel – player takes all the tokens from the pot Hay – player takes half of the tokens from the pot Shin – player puts one token into the pot Lyrics {Excerpt): I have a little dreidel I made it out of clay And when it’s dry and ready Then, dreidel I shall play. Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel I made it out of clay Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel Now dreidel we shall play.
The Dreidel Song “I Have a Little Dreidel”, also referred to as “The Dreidel Song,” is a tune that is often sung about the popular Hanukkah game known as Dreidel. Fast Facts 1. English Titles: “I Have a Little Dreidel,” “The Dreidel Song,” “My Dreidel” 2. Yiddish Title: “Ikh Bin A Kleyner Dreydl”Zemerl: Ikh Bin A Kleyner Dreydl1 3. Lyrics: Samuel S. Grossman 4. Composers: Mikhl Gelbart and Samuel GoldfarbBeing Jewish: I Have a Little Dreidel: A True Story2 5. Hanukkah 2008 begins at sundown on December 21About.com: When is Hanukkah 20083 6. The word dreidel in Yiddish means “to turn”Jewish Mag: The Dreidel4 7. Dreidels can be made from wood, clay, plastic, metal or glass 8. Four sides of the dreidel represent four nations that enslaved the Jewish peopleJewish Mag: The Dreidel4 9. Nun, Gimel, Heh and Shin represent Nas-Godol-Hayah-Sham, meaning “A Great Miracle Happened There”Jewish Mag: The Dreidel4 10. Has been recorded by numerous bands
