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"Light One Candle," written in 1982 by Peter Yarrow and first performed at Carnegie Hall, [1] [2] was a pacifist response to the 1982 Lebanon War as reflected in the lyrics: "Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice justice and freedom demand, "Light one candle for the wisdom to know when the peacemaker's time is at hand." [3] [1]
Light a Candle may refer to: "Light a Candle", a 2000 single by Daniel O'Donnell "Light a Candle", a song by Sarit Hadad for Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The lyrics were written by Immanuel Shalev and David Block; Uri Westrich, a medical student and alumnus, made the video. [6] The song reached #1 on Billboard magazine's Comedy Digital Tracks chart in December 2010. [7] This song led to many more Hanukkah parody and cover music videos being made by Jewish music groups. [8] [9]
The lyrics and music were composed by Park Jin-young. He stated that the lyrics were inspired by a quote he saw on graffiti while visiting New York City: "Better to light a candle than curse the darkness." [1] The song was promoted alongside the title track "Lies".
"Haan Mera Deewanapan" Sunidhi Chauhan "Hum Deewane" KK, Hema Sardesai "Main Ik Deewana Ladka" Solo Dil Chahta Hai "Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy: Javed Akhtar: Shankar Mahadevan, KK "Woh Ladki Hai Kahan" Kavita Krishnamurthy: Indian "Deewane" Anand Raj Anand Anand Bakshi Alka Yagnik Lagaan "Ghanan Ghanan" A. R. Rahman: Javed Akhtar
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the song was nominated for Song of the Year. [7] At the APRA Music Awards of 2017 the song was also nominated for Song of the Year, [8] and at the APRA Music Awards of 2018, it won Pop Work of the Year. [9] In 2018, Shark won the prestigious Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition. [10] [11]
"Candle Song" (as "Anyone Can Light a Candle"): original version on the Jon & Vangelis album Page of Life (1991). "Change We Must": later added to the alternate US release of Page of Life (1998). Personnel
The English words, while not a translation, are roughly based on the Yiddish. "Oy Chanukah" is a traditional Yiddish Chanukah song. "Oh Chanukah" is a very popular modern English Chanukah song. This upbeat playful children's song has lines about dancing the Horah, playing with dreidels, eating latkes, lighting the candles, and singing happy songs.