Nagila hava dalida biography

Jewish traditional folk song in Hebrew

"Hava Nagila" (Hebrew: הָבָה נָגִילָה, Hāvā Nāgīlā, "Let us rejoice") is a Jewish folk song. It is traditionally sung at celebrations, such as weddings, Bar and bat mitzvahs, and other Jewish holidays among the Jewish community.

Written in , it quickly spread through the Jewish diaspora.

History

"Hava Nagila" is one of the first modern Jewish folk songs in the Hebrew language. It went on to become a staple of band performers at Jewish weddings and Bar and bat mitzvah celebrations.

The melody is based on a HassidicNigun.^[1] It was composed in to celebrate the Balfour Declaration and the British victory over the Ottomans in It was first performed in a mixed choir concert in Jerusalem.^[2]

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn (–), a professor at Hebrew University, began cataloging all known Jewish music and teaching classes in musical composition; one of his students was a promising cantorial student, Moshe Nathanso