Origins: Hava Nagila

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hava Nagila
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 24 Apr 00 - 01:33 AM

If I'm not mistaken, and I often am, Connie Francis recorded an English version of this, back in the 50s. I can ask my mom if she still has the record.

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hava Nagila
From: Susan of DT
Date: 23 Apr 00 - 09:38 PM

Come to the valley
Run thru the clover
Harvest is over
Dance, everyone, dance

Dance were the corn was high
Under a golden sky
Dance where the wine was born
Dance, everyone, dance
^^
go from Hebrew to English and back again for a reasonable length song.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hava Nagila
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 23 Apr 00 - 06:33 PM

I hadn't noticed Joe had given a MIDI, I was thinking of the right tune.

Jon

Subject: Lyr Add: HAVA NAGILA (English version)
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 23 Apr 00 - 06:26 PM

I hope I'm thinking of the right tune. If so, here are some English words from Singing Together Summer 1974(BBC Schools Radio):

Out in the meadow
Music is playing
People are dancing
They Circle about.
Arms linked with one another
They dance the Hora
And while they dance merrily shout

Come do the hora now
Watch and we'll show you how
Step hop and once again
See how it is done.
Hear how we keep the beat
Stepping with lively feet
Come join our circle now
Come dance with your friends

Now that were together
Everyone steps a little faster
Evryone hops a little faster
See how the circle's turning faster
See how the circle's turning faster
How it's done
Rest everyone
We've danced the hora joyfully ^^

Jon

Subject: Lyr Add: HAVA NAGILA (trad. Israeli)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 Apr 00 - 06:05 PM

Well, Here are the Hebrew lyrics and a recording.

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HAVA NAGILA
( Israeli folk song)

Hava nagila, hava
nagila, hava,
nagila venis mecha.
Hava nagila, hava
nagila, hava,
nagila venis mecha.
Hava neranena, hava neranena,
hava neranena, venis mecha.

Hava neranena, hava neranena,
hava neranena, venis mecha.
Uru, uru achim,
uru achim belev sameach,
uru achim belev sameach,
uru achim belev sameach,
uru achim
uru achim
belev sameach.
^^

Click to play

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Rise Up Singing offers this translation:

Let us rejoice and be happy
Awaken brothers and sisters with a happy heart.

I wasn't able to find an English version that could be sung.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: Alternative-Hava Nagila
From:
Date: 23 Apr 00 - 04:36 PM

Years ago I heard alternative lyrics to Hava Nagila. One verse went like this:

Come to the valley
Run through the valley
Harvest is over
Dance, everybody, dance.

Can anyone furnish the rest of the lyrics? I really have searched high and low on the net. Would appreciate an email if you can find a web page. Thx for any help.

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Messages from multiple threads combined.
-Joe Offer-