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English lyrics to Havah Nagilah
- From: Carole Rivel <crivel...>
- Subject: English lyrics to Havah Nagilah
- Date: Fri 16 Jan 1998 03.03 (GMT)
I seem to recall somebody looking for English lyrics to Havah Nagilah. I
came across these today, in a songbook called, Tom Glazer's Treasury of
Songs For Children, published in 1964. Lyrics are by Tom Glazer and Lou
Singer, and the blurb says that this version was recorded on the RCA-
Victor label by the singer June Valli.
Come, let's be happy, come, let's be happy,
Come let's be happy, Now, now, now!
No time for sorrow, Too late tomorrow,
Come let's be happy, now, now, now!
There is no time to lose, put on your dancing shoes,
Sing a song of gladness, let the trumpets blow;
Let's have a little fling, life is a precious thing,
On your mark, get ready, get set, go.
Now, now, now, now, now, now,
Now the song that hasn't been sung,
Now the fling that hasn't been flung,
Too many hours wasted, too many lips untasted,
Now is the time, now is the time,
The only time is NOW!
- Limmud 97,
School Councils UK
- English lyrics to Havah Nagilah,
Carole Rivel