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My Choice 45 - André Rieu - Hava Nagila

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My Choice 45 - André Rieu - Hava Nagila

A very happy and beautiful song, in fact, Hava Nagila, in Hebrew, means "Let us rejoice".

It is played by André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra.

Video by Alfred Grech with the help of Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech, Mosta, Malta.
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Hava Nagila

"Hava Nagila" (הבה נגילה in Hebrew) is a Hebrew folk song, the title meaning "let us rejoice". It is a song of celebration, especially popular amongst Jewish and Roma communities, and is a staple of band performers at Jewish festivals.

The melody was taken from a Ukrainian folk song from Bukovina. The commonly used text was probably composed by Abraham Zevi (Zvi) Idelsohn in 1918 to celebrate the British victory in Palestine during World War I as well as the Balfour Declaration.

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  • Hava Nagila......Combien de fois ai-je dansé sur cet air là ? Beaucoup de fois, c'est sûr. Que de bons souvenirs. Merci !

  • Hava Nagila est une belle chanson de danse. Je voudrais mettre quelques chansons françaises un jour. Je connais les mélodies mais moi ne me rappelle pas les noms. Pouvez-vous m'envoyer une liste de chansons françaises TRÈS BELLES ?

  • Well, Thank You . You make us Rejoice with your music and videos.

    Charles Mamo

  • You're welcome and glad you enjoyed dancing to it :))

  • Hava Nagila,lets rejoice, its a beautiful melody.These days no celebration is complete without this song.

    Thanks Jasmine & Alfred.

    John Demicoli.Syd.Aust.

  • Even in Canada it's played quite often during a celebration. It's a beautiful song.

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  • Thanks Louis. Hava Nagila is a very beautiful melody especially when it's in the hands of someone like Andre Rieu.

  • Thanks. We try our best to match pics with music.

  • CONGRATS Alfred on your happy happy musical CHOICES & the delightful sequence of pictures you compliment the music with. PROSIT!!!

  • very nice indeed, especially the music, thanks Jasmine and Alfred.........sliemalouis

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