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Hava Nagila" (Hebrew: הָבָה נָגִילָה, Hāvā Nāgīlā, "Let us rejoice") is a Jewish folk song. It is traditionally sung at celebrations, such as weddings , Bar/Bat Mitzvas , and other festivities among the Jewish community .
The school choir was run by Abraham Zvi Idelsohn, who challenged his students to select words for a nigun and create a modern Hebrew song. It is said that the twelve-year-old Nathanson suggested (Psalm 118: 24), "Zeh hayom asah Adonai; nagila v’nismekha vo" inspiring the famous Hava Nagila. [4]
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2 Related Dances and Songs. 3 Versions of the Song. 4 See also. ... Turkish music and lyrics are by Şanar Yurdatapan. [4] ... Hava Nagila; Hopak; Sirmpa ...
I recall a similar parody done by Buddy Hackett some time in the 1960's where he sang "hava nagila, have two nagila, have three nagila, there's plenny more." (Plenny being a colloquial pronunciation of "plenty" but I couldn't give you any exact references (dates, broadcasts, etc.) -- Rudbekia 12:36, 17 October 2007 (UTC) [ reply ]
The Ahavah Rabbah mode is also used in many Jewish folk songs, such as "Hava Nagila", and popular liturgical melodies, such as "Yismechu". It is similar to the Arabic maqam Hijaz, but whereas the dominant of Hijaz is on the fourth degree, Ahavah Rabbah strongly favors the third.
The English-language song "Israelism", released by the Swedish group Army of Lovers in 1993, incorporates music and words from "Hevenu shalom aleichem". In 2008 "Hevenu shalom aleichem" was included in a concert given for Pope Benedict XVI at the Park East Synagogue in New York City during his first visit to the United States. [24]
In 1969, Zarai rose to fame with her songs Casatschok and Alors je chante, the French version of Vivo Cantando. She went on to have a successful career in Europe, [3] where she popularized Israeli classic songs such as Hava Nagila, Yerushalayim shel zahav and Hallelujah.