Shanah Tova ( he, שנה טובה) is a

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children's song written by

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and composed by

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. It was first published in 1923 in Berlin in a collection of songs to Kindergarten teachers called "Hamachrozet" (the string). The song is formed as a series of greetings by a child to different people including his parents and main role models in the Jewish

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at the time of the British mandate on Palestine. It is considered one of the most popular children songs for

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Lyrics

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Original

::שנה טובה :שנה הלכה, שנה באה :אני כפי ארימה :שנה טובה לך, אבא, :שנה טובה לך, אמא :שנה טובה, שנה טובה! :שנה טובה לדוד גיבור :אשר על המשמרת :ולכל נוטר, בעיר, בכפר, :ברכת "חזק" נמסרת. :שנה טובה, שנה טובה! :שנה טובה, טייס אמיץ, :רוכב במרום שמיים, :ורוב שלום מלח עברי, :עושה דרכו במים. :שנה טובה, שנה טובה! :שנה טובה לכל עמל :בניר וגם במלט, :שנה טובה ומתוקה :לכל ילדה וילד! :שנה טובה, שנה טובה! ,

English translation

::A good year :A year has gone, A year has come :I will raise my palms :A good year to you, papa. :A good year to you, mamma. :A good year, A good year. :A good year to a hero uncle :Who stands on guard, :And to every Noter, in the city and the village :A "be strong" greeting is forward :A good year, A good year. :A good year, brave pilot :Riding the high heavens :And much peace Hebrew sailor :who makes his way in water :A good year, A good year :A good year to every worker :In the field and in the mortar :A good and sweet year :To every girl and boy! :A good year, A good year! ,

External links

Shanah Tova
a YouTube clip of the song from the

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