Fluther: What does Hava Nagila mean?

What does Hava Nagila mean?

Asked by wilhel1812 (2877

) August 20th, 2008
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I like that song

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hava_Nagila
translated: “Let us rejoice.”

sndfreQ (11739

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Thanks! :)

wilhel1812 (2877

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The song only has meaning if you dance while singing; “Hora”:

http://www.forward.com/articles/12226/ (verbal explaination)\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyRg1UIUkjI (visual)

gailcalled (54644

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don’t know, I know it’s something of Jewish peoples though.

seVen (3486

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@seVen; Don’t guess. If you don’t know, mum’s the word. It is not something of Jewish people, however, but a catchy Hebrew song that many Jews and non-Jews dance to at weddings and other joyous occasions – like ninth-grade Saturday School Youth Group..

gailcalled (54644

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Thanks gailcalled! nice vid :)

wilhel1812 (2877

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@Wilhel:I hope that you can leap around the street without upsetting any Norwegians.

gailcalled (54644

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I thought it was one of Harry Potter’s spells ah ah ah

phred78 (214

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@Gail. Here is a more upbeat version. Some might consider it blasphemy to turn this into a club song, but not me :-) Then again, I’ve also been a fan of Phish’s version of Avenu Malkenu (fastforward to 4:15 in this video).

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