Hava Nagila

Hava Nagila ( הבה נגילה ) is a Hebrew folk song. The melody was originally a wordless Hasidic Niggun and was edited by Abraham Zvi Idelsohn (1882-1938), probably on the occasion of the British occupation of Palestine in the First World War and with words. The title means " Let us be happy." It is a song of celebration, very popular in Judaism and in Roma communities. In pop culture, it is used as a metonym for Judaism.

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Rika Zaraï, Alma Cogan, Olivera Katarina, Ivan Rebroff, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan, Danny Kaye, and numerous other artists reached with the song placement in the charts. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes have covered the song.

The song I'm the Man by the band Anthrax quotes the melody of the first verse.