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"Burn Little Candles" Lyrics, Text Format

Reinforcing La (6) as the tonal center for minor keys.

Description

  • Grade: First
  • Origin: Hebrew Folk Song
  • Key: F Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: ABAC
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta\a |
    | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a (ta) | ta/a/a/a |
  • Pitches: beginners: La Ti Do Re Mi
  • Intervals: beginners: Mi\La, La/Mi
  • Musical Elements: notes: whole, half, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; minor tonality (sad), sounds happy with a fast tempo
  • Key Words: Hanukah (Hanukkah), candles, dance, Jewish holiday celebration, sacred
  • Keyboard: beginners: excellent five finger exercise for left and right hand, or together.
  • Recorder: intermediate: for upper grades who have completed the Beginning Recorder Songs, and for accompaniment with lower grades performance.

Burn Little Candles
1.
Burn little candles, burn, burn, burn,
Hanukah is here.
Burn little candles burn, burn, burn,
Burn so bright and clear.
2. Eight little candles in a row,
Hanukah is here.
Eight little candles in a row,
Burn so bright and clear.
3. Dance, little candles dance, dance, dance,
Hanukah is here.
Dance, little candles dance, dance, dance,
Hanukah is here.
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