Uru achim b’lev sameach (Awake, brothers, with a happy heart) From Jerusalem to the World
: It became synonymous with the Horah , a circle dance brought to Israel by Romanian settlers. Hava Nagila Original
Before it had lyrics, "Hava Nagila" was a —a wordless, spiritual melody used by Hasidic Jews to reach a state of religious ecstasy. This specific tune originated with the Sadigurer Hasidim in the Bukovina region of Ukraine . For generations, it was hummed in prayer houses, a repetitive and hypnotic melody meant to transcend language. The Collector: Abraham Zevi Idelsohn Uru achim b’lev sameach (Awake, brothers, with a