Hanukkah in the Adirondacks (song)

Song: Hanukkah in the Adirondacks
Music, Lyrics & Voices: Ai

[verse 1]
The air is a crisp, clean breath of thirty-five below,
And the world outside is hushed in pure-white snow.
But inside the cabin, 'mid the pine-scented air,
A different kind of light dispels all the coldness there.

The menorah stands proud on a table of wood,
A testament to faith, a miracle understood.
One small flame to start, a hopeful, gentle gleam,
Against the windowpane, reflecting like a dream.

[chorus]
Enjoying the family from a wilderness's might,
We gather close to honor the eternal light.
In the heart of the Adirondacks,
where the mountains touch the sky,
We find our peace, our strength renewed,
As eight small flames burn high.

[verse 2]
We light each night a taper, till the eightfold splendor shines,
A beacon in the winter, past the tall, dark-wooded lines.
The shadows dance and flicker, on the rugged cabin wall,
A reminder that a little light can stand against it all.

The scent of latkes sizzles, the oil is in the air,
And children spin the dreidel, without a single care.
The ancient story's told anew, of Hasmoneans bold,
Of strength within the few, in the days of old.

[chorus]
Enjoying the family from a wilderness's might,
We gather close to honor the eternal light.
In the heart of the Adirondacks,
where the mountains touch the sky,
We find our peace, our strength renewed,
As eight small flames burn high.