Hava Nagila Lyrics

Hava nagila,
Hava nagila,
Hava nagila,
Ve nismecha.
Hava nagila,
Hava nagila,
Hava nagila,
Ve nismecha.

Hava neranena,
Hava neranena,
Hava neranena,
Ve nismecha.

Hava neranena,
Hava neranena,
Hava neranena,
Ve nismecha.
Uru, uru achim,
Uru achim belev sameach,
Uru achim belev sameach,
Uru achim belev sameach,
Uru achim
Uru achim
Belev sameach.

Hava nagila הבה נגילה Let's rejoice
Hava nagila הבה נגילה Let's rejoice
Hava nagila ve nis'mecha הבה נגילה ונשמחה Let's rejoice and be happy
(repeat stanza once)
Hava neranenah הבה נרננה Let's sing
Hava neranenah הבה נרננה Let's sing
Hava neranenah ve nis'mecha הבה נרננה ונשמחה Let's sing and be happy
(repeat stanza once)
Uru, uru achim! !עורו, עורו אחים Awake, awake, brothers!
Uru achim b'lev sameach עורו אחים בלב שמח Awake brothers with a happy heart
(repeat line four times)
Uru achim, uru achim! !עורו אחים, עורו אחים Awake, brothers, awake, brothers!
B'lev sameach בלב שמח With a happy heart
The digraph ch is p***ounced like the German ch after a back vowel, as in Bach [IPA: /x/].