Jewish and Israeli Music (main article)
Religious music:
Historical • Contemporary Piyyut • Nigun • Pizmonim Zemirot • Baqashot
Secular music:
Israeli • Israeli Folk Klezmer • Sephardic • Mizrahi
Not Jewish in Form: Classical • Mainstream and Jazz
Dance:
Israeli Folk Dancing • Ballet Horah • Hava Nagila • Yemenite dance
Music for Holidays
Chanukah • Passover • Shabbat
Israel
Hatikvah • Jerusalem of Gold
Piyyutim
Adon Olam • Geshem • Lekhah Dodi Ma'oz Tzur • Yedid Nefesh • Yigdal
Music of the Haggadah
Ma Nishtanah • Dayenu • Adir Hu Chad Gadya • Echad Mi Yodea

Hava Nagila (הבא נגילה in hebrew) is a Hebrew folk song, the title meaning "Let us rejoice." It is a song of celebration, especially popular amongst irreligious Jewish and Roma communities. In popular culture, it is used as a metonym for Judaism, and is a staple of band performers at Jewish festivals. Jewish music, the music of Jews, is quite diverse and dates back thousands of years. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Image File history File links Star_of_David. ... Jewish music, the music of Jews, is quite diverse and dates back thousands of years. ... Image File history File links Star_of_David. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... This article is about the sacred and religious music of Judaism from Biblical to Modern times. ... This article is about the sacred and religious music of Judaism from Biblical to Modern times. ... This article is about contemporary Jewish religious music. ... A piyyut (plural piyyutim, Hebrew פיוט, IPA [pijút] and [pijutím]) is a Jewish liturgical poem, usually designated to be sung, chanted, or recited during religious services. ... Nigun (pl. ... Pizmonim (Hebrew פזמונים, singular pizmon) are traditional Jewish songs and melodies that praise God. ... Negara Israel akan tetap ada, namun bangsa Jahudi harus bertobat dahulu, agar Mesias dapat memerintah di bumi, di Yerusalem. ... The Baqashot (or bakashot, שירת הבקשות) are a collection of supplications, songs, and prayers that have been sung by the Sephardic Aleppian Jewish community and other congregations for centuries each week on Shabbat (Sabbath) morning from midnight till dawn. Usually they are recited during the weeks of winter, when the nights are... See Secular Jewish culture for the main article on secular Jewish culture. ... Modern Israeli music is heavily influenced by its constituents, which include Jewish immigrants (see Jewish music) from more than 120 countries around the world, which have brought their own musical traditions, making Israel a global melting pot. ... Klezmer (from Yiddish כּלי־זמיר, etymologically from Hebrew kli zemer כלי זמר, musical instrument) is a musical tradition which parallels Hasidic and Ashkenazic Judaism. ... The Sephardic Jews are one of the three main ethnicities among Diaspora Jews, the others being the Ashkenazi and Mizrahi. ... Mizrahi music usually refers to the new wave of music in Israel which combines Israeli music with the flavor of Arabic and Mediterranean (especially Greek) music. ... See Secular Jewish culture for the main article on secular Jewish culture. ... See Secular Jewish culture for the main article on secular Jewish culture. ... See Secular Jewish culture for the main article on secular Jewish culture. ... 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A piyyut (plural piyyutim, Hebrew פיוט, IPA [pijút] and [pijutím]) is a Jewish liturgical poem, usually designated to be sung, chanted, or recited during religious services. ... Adon Olam, with transliterated lyrics and melody, from the Jewish Encyclopedia. ... Geshem (גשם) is one of the Hebrew words for rain, applied mostly to the heavy rains which occur in Israel in the fall and winter. ... Lekhah Dodi (לכה דודי transliterated as Lecha Dodi, Lchah Dodi, Lekah Dodi or Lechah Dodi) is a Hebrew liturgical song recited Friday at dusk, usually at sundown, in synagogue to welcome Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath) prior to the Maariv evening services. ... Maoz Tzur (Hebrew: מעוז צור), widely known in English as Rock of Ages, is a Jewish liturgical poem or piyyut. ... Yedid Nefesh is a name of a piyyut. ... The hymn which in the various rituals shares with Adon Olam the place of honor at the opening of the morning and the close of the evening service. ... It has been suggested that Dayenu and Had Gadia be merged into this article or section. ... Main article: Passover songs Ma Nishtanah (Hebrew: מה נשתנה) are the four questions sung during the Passover seder. ... Main article: Passover songs Dayenu (Hebrew:) is a song that is part of the Jewish holiday of Passover. ... Main article: Passover songs Adir Hu (English: Mighty is He, Hebrew אדיר הוּא) is a hymn sung by Jews worldwide at the Passover Seder. ... Main article: Passover songs Chad Gadya (Aramaic: חַד גַדְיָה) is a playful cumulative song, written in Aramaic with Hebrew words interspersed. ... Main article: Passover songs Echad Mi Yodea (Yiddish: Mandabar uma nsapar) (Hebrew: אחד מי יודע echad mi yodea) (Who Knows One?) is a traditional cumulative song sung on Passover and found in the haggadah. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... 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Though the melody is an ancient one of folk origin, the commonly used text was probably composed in 1918 to celebrate the British victory in Palestine during World War I as well as the Balfour Declaration. The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The name Balfour Declaration is applied to two key British government policy statements associated with Conservative statesman and former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour. ...

A transliteration, spelling of the title and lyrics varies. Transliteration is the practice of transcribing a word or text written in one writing system into another writing system. ...

Lyrics

It should be noted that ch is pronounced as the German ch [IPA: /x/].

Parody

• On the comedy TV show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, perfomer Jo Anne Worley sang a parody of the song with these lyrics:

"Have a nagila / Have two nagilas / Have three nagilas / They're pretty small.". Saturday Night Live had a Sweeny Sisters sketch using the same joke.

The Simpsons also parodied this song on three occasions. Rowan & Martins Laugh-In was a United States comedy television show broadcast from January 22, 1968 through 1973 over the NBC network. ... Jo Anne Worley Jo Anne Worley (born on September 6, 1937) is an American actress. ... Simpsons redirects here. ...

• In the episode "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star", Marge, Ned Flanders and Reverend Lovejoy were trying to convert Bart back from Catholicism, when he suggests that he should choose his own religion, upon which he suggests Judaism and sings

"Don't have / a cow, man / Don't have / a cow, man / Have a piece of fish. Oi!"

• In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch?", Bart and Lisa were going door to door caroling. When they got to Krusty's house, they sang:

"Have a / nice christmas / Have a / nice christmas / Have a / nice christmas / Non-Christian friend"

• In the episode"Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade," due to a lack of sleep brought on by watching too much TV, Bart begins to hallucinate in class. The characters from various shows Bart had been watching (such as Bender, a bulimic Tom Brokaw, Pikachu, and an anthropomorphic clock) greet Bart and throw him on their shoulders while singing Hava Nagila.

• Was the entrance theme for WWE Pro wrestler Barry Horowitz.

• The OpenBSD 4.0 release song, Humppa Negala, performed and recorded by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis. [1]

• Hip Hop Hoodíos recorded a song called "Havana Nagila."

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• Bob Dylan recorded a song called "Talkin' Hava Negeilah Blues:" [3]

• Allan Sherman recorded a song to the tune of "Hava Nagila" called "Harvey and Sheila."

• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes performed the song on their album Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah, to the music of Feliz Navidad

"I wanna wish you a Rosh Hashana / from the bottom of my heart"

• Comedian and folk singer Jasper Carrott used to sing Hava Nagila at his shows, intentionally mistranslating the lyrics as:

"My bicycle has been struck by lightning / The chief rabbi has eloped with a nun / The saddle has fallen off my bicycle / The policeman's donkey has molested my parrot"

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Versions

• In 1957 Harry Belafonte recorded a version of Hava Nagila on his An Evening with Belafonte album.
• In 1959 Dalida recorded a french version, Hava Naguila, on her album Le disque d'or de Dalida.
• In 1963, Dick Dale released a surf rock version of Hava Nagila on his King of the Surf Guitar album.
• In 1986, Adrenalin OD, recorded an instrumental surf rock version under the title "Surfin' Jew" on their album Humungousfungusamongus.
• In 1987, Anthrax used the tune in I'm the Man.
• In 1992 (in the A World of Music episode), this song was sung on the popular PBS series Barney & Friends
• In 1996, Party Animals released a single called Hava Naquila from their debut album Good Vibrations.
• In 1996, Scooter released a version called Last Minute on their album Our Happy Hardcore.
• In 2003, Phil sang the song in Daddy Day Care.
• In 2004, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes performed the song on their album Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah.
• In 2004, Franz Ferdinand used a portion of the song in their single The Dark of the Matinée.
• In 2004, Infernal used the music in Balagan (Hava Nagila) on their album From Paris to Berlin (album).
• In 2006, Twisted Sister used the tune in Oh Come All Ye Faithful on their album A Twisted Christmas.
• In 2006, the song apeared in the BBC2 Christmas bumper edition of the show, Never mind the Buzzcocks.
• Heavy Nagila [4]
• In 2007, an electro-based group, Technopulp, made a Snap Music version of the folk song. [5]

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Caribbean based

Many Caribbean-based musical groups have used Hava Nagilah as an instrumental piece – either as a show opener or as a showcase song – with the melody adapted to local rhythms. Mon Rivera made a plena version, which he used as an icebreaker in his presentations. Hava Nagilah was also arranged as a merengue and was virtually a standard for various Dominican bands such as Johnny Ventura's Combo Show, Freddy Kenton's, and the Puerto Rico-based Conjunto Quisqueya. Sonata Arctica, a power metal band from Finland, play the melody of Hava Nagilah with lyrics about Vodka at the end of their live DVD For the Sake of Revenge. Mon Rivera is the common name given to two distinct Puerto Rican musicians (both born in Mayagüez), namely Monserrate Rivera Alers (originally nicknamed Rate, later referred to as Don Mon, or Mon The Elder, and sometimes credited as Ramón in songwriting credits) and his eldest son, Efraín... Plena is a folkloric genre native of Puerto Rico. ... Merengue is a type of lively, joyful music and dance that comes from the Dominican Republic. ... Johnny Ventura (born Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, March 8, 1940, La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican merengue composer and singer, the first to achieve widespread fame outside of the Dominican Republic. ... Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996. ... It has been suggested that True metal be merged into this article or section. ... Vodka bottling machine, Shatskaya Vodka Shatsk, Russia Vodka is one of the worlds most consumed distilled beverages. ... For the Sake of Revenge is a live album recorded by the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. ...

See also

• Hora
• Hasapiko

Hora is the name of a circle dance in a number of countries. ... Hasapiko (Greek χασάπικο, also transliterated hassapiko, hasapika and hasapico) is a Greek traditional dance. ...

References

External links

• Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip
• Hora Music, How do you sing and dance Hava Nagila Lyrics and steps.
• Who wrote Havah Nagilah?
• The Sabras Band
• The Jews of Cuba
• HAVA NAGILA
• Free techno version of Hava Nagila
• The "Red Elvis" Dean Reed singing Hava nagila