HAVA NAGILA
LET US REJOICE
 
Hava nagila, hava nagila
Hava nagila ve-nis'mecha
Repeat

Hava neranena, hava neranena
Hava neranena venis'mecha

Uru, uru achim
Uru achim belev same'ach
Let us rejoice, let us rejoice
Let us rejoice and be glad
Repeat

Let us sing, let us sing
Let us sing and be glad

Awaken, awaken brethren
Awaken brethren with a cheerful heart.


Hebrew words

TRANSLATIONS into other languages

    

LINKS  
Music videos
including Bob Dylan accompanying his son-in-law, Harry Belafonte, Lauren Rose "Baby Let's Dance",
Efim Aleksandrov's dance performance, Andre Rieu, Bollywood with Hebrew & Russian subtitles, and Beatles tribute band version
Hava Nagila The Movie
Hava Nagila The Movie: Sample Reel
Hava Nagila's Long Strange Trip
Hava Nagila: A song of celebration
Wall Street Journal
Golden Time for Hava Nagila
Moshe Idelson & the song
in Hebrew
FOR KIDS  (& ADULTS!)
"Come let us be Joyful: The Story of Hava Nagila"
The wonderful book by Fran Manushkin, a must-read for every Hava Nagila fan
Watch Aly Raisman at the 2012 Olympics

CHORDS & SHEET MUSIC
Guitar chords to Hava Nagila
Sheet music: digital download
Many Hava Nagila sheet music links
The Jews of Cuba -
sheet music, chords & instrumental track
Parody lyrics
LYRICS transcribed by Abraham Zevi Idelsohn;
written by Mosheh Nathanson
MUSIC Hassidic Traditional music
SINGER Various
CD Best of Israeli Songs Track 1 (sung by Ron & Nama)
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER Different versions - check Israeli Dances.com Search
 
Hebrew and additional links by by Gila Ansell Brauner,
The Department for Jewish Zionist Education, The Jewish Agency for Israel
Norwegian translation by Lars-toralf Storstrand, Haugesund, Norway
Thanks to the Golden Map websites for their translations of Hava Nagila into:
French, German, Italian, PortugueseRussian, Spanish
Contact the publisher of Hebrew Songs.com
 
Norwegian translation (Nynorsk)

Kom lat oss vera glade,
Kom lat oss jubla
Kom lat oss syngja for Gud. (2x)

Kom la oss gled oss no,
Dansa og syngja ut
Kom lat oss jubla saman for Gud. (2x)

Vakna, alle saman!

Vakna opp, ver med i songen
Vakna opp, ver med i dansen
Vakna opp, ver med i krinsen,
Vakna opp!
Vakna opp!
Ver med i songen.


Portuguese translation

Alegremo-nos
Alegremo-nos
Alegremo-nos e sejamos felizes

Cantemos
Cantemos
Cantemos e sejamos felizes

Despertai, despertai irmãos!
despertai irmãos, com um coração contente

Despertai irmãos, despertai irmãos!
Com um coração contente.


German translation

Lasst uns glücklich sein
Lasst uns glücklich sein
Lasst uns glücklich und fröhlich sein

Lasst uns singen
Lasst uns singen
Lasst uns singen und fröhlich sein

Erwachet, erwachet Brüder!
Erwachet Brüder, mit einem glücklichen Herzen

Erwachet Brüder, erwachet Brüder!
Mit einem glücklichen Herzen


Spanish translation
Alegrémonos
Alegrémonos
Alegrémonos y seamos felices

Cantemos
Cantemos
Cantemos y seamos felices

¡Despertad, despertad, hermanos!
Despierte hermano Con un corazón feliz

¡Despertad, hermanos, despertad, hermanos!
Con un corazón feliz
Italian translation
Rallegriamoci
Rallegriamoci
Rallegriamoci e siamo felici

Cantiamo
Cantiamo
Cantiamo e siamo felici

Svegliatevi, svegliatevi fratelli!
Svegliatevi fratelli col cuore felice

Svegliatevi fratelli, svegliatevi fratelli!
Col cuore felice
French translation
Réjouissons-nous
Réjouissons-nous
Réjouissons-nous et soyons heureux

Chantons !
Chantons !
Chantons et soyons heureux

Réveillez-vous, réveillez-vous, frères !
Réveillez-vous frères avec le cœur allègre

Réveillez-vous, frères, réveillez-vous, frères !
Avec le cœur allègre
Russian translation
Давайте радоваться
Давайте радоваться
Давайте радоваться и ликовать

Давайте петь
Давайте петь
Давайте петь и ликовать

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