Ikh bin a kleyner dreydl [I am a Little Dreydl]

1995 SATB a cappella (CE)

Recording: Goldene Keyt Singers

(Ben Aaron/Mikhl Gelbart) A lively and playful arrangement of a Chanukah favorite.

Ikh bin a kleyner dreydl (I am a Little Dreydl), by Mikhl Gelbart (1889-1966), celebrates the four-sided top children spin in a Chanukah game. On each face is a Hebrew letter: nun, giml, hey, and shin, standing for Nes gadol haya sham (A great miracle happened there), referring to the Chanukah miracle.