Original Music

Dances that are usually done to an adapted version of the music.

The adaptation is usually a Hebrew version of the lyrics set to the original melody, sometimes a translation but often just similar-sounding words. Dances typically done to the original music aren't listed here, even if the lyrics aren't in Hebrew.

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Dance Name	Original Name	Language	Translation	Lyricist / Composer	Notes
Agadat HaSultan	Μέσ της πόλης τα στενά	Greek	Alleyways of Istanbul	Spyros Peristeris(?) / Giannis Papaioannou(?)	sung by Stella Haskil; another version
Ahava Asura	Elle était si jolie	French	She Was So Pretty	Alain Barrière	watch
Al Titni Lo	El Camino	Spanish	The Road	Gipsy Kings	watch
Amru Lo	Azzurro	Italian	Blue	Paolo Conte & Vito Pallavicini / Paolo Conte & Michele Virano	sung by Adriano Celentano
Ani Bach Shavui	Πάω απόψε να τρελαθώ	Greek	I'm Going To Go Crazy Tonight	Kosmas / Savvas Iliadis	sung by Giorgos Giannias; lyrics
Ani Chozer HaBayta	Lasciatemi Cantare	Italian	Let Me Sing	Toto Cutugno	performed by the composer; lyrics (with translations)
BaAviv At Tashuvi Chazara	Au printemps tu reviendras	French	In the Spring, You Will Return	Charles Aznavour	listen
BeSof Ma'agal	At the End of the Circle	English		Kenny Young	more information here
Chad Gadya	Alla Fiera dell'Est	Italian	At the Eastern Fair	Luisa Zappa / Angelo Branduardi	performed by Branduardi; more info
Chalon Mashkif	زَينة / عزيزة	Arabic	Zeina / Aziza	Mohammed Abdel Wahad	Listen to Zeina Listen to Aziza
Cheruti	Libertà	Italian	Freedom	Albano Carrisi & Romina Power	sung by Al Bano & Romina
Ilu Tsiporim	Si tous les oiseaux	French	If All the Birds	Jean Broussolle / Jean-Pierre Calvet	listen (with French lyrics)
Irisim	Γύρισε	Greek			performed by Nikos Gounaris
Isha Al Hachof	Τώρα που πας στην ξενιτιά	Greek	Now You Go to Foreign Lands	Nikos Gatsos / Manos Hadjidakis	sung by Nana Mouskouri
Kachol	Far From Home	English		(instrumental) / folk (Shetlands?)	listen
Keshenavo	Τι θέλεις, γέρο;	Greek	What Do You Want, Old Man?	Giorgos Kalamariotis / Argyris Kounadis	sung by Rena Koumiwti
Kmo SheAt	Comme Toi	French	Like You	Jean-Jacques Goldman	performed by the artist; lyrics (with translation)
Kmo Sira Trufa	Μετανιώνω	Greek	I Regret	Natalia Germanou / Tony Kontaxakis	sung by Despina Vandi
Kulanu BaMitzad	В Путь!	Russian	Let's Go!	Mikhail Dudin / Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi	performed by the Russian Red Army Choir
Le'ehov Im Efshar	दीदी तेरा देवर दीवाना	Hindi	Sister, Your Brother-in-Law is Moonstruck	Dev Kohli / Raamlaxman	performed in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
Lech L'Sfat HaYam	Puttin' On the Ritz	English		Irving Berlin	Astaire; Taco
Leylot Shel Ahava	Μίλησέ μου	Greek	Talk to Me	Nikos Gatsos / Manos Hatzidakis	listen, lyrics
Lu	Slave	French	Slavic	Jean-Marie Moreau / François Feldman	listen; lyrics
MiGavo'a	From a Distance	English		Julie Gold	sung by Bette Midler (with lyrics)
Nitsots HaAhava	Οι δυ' πα στέλιο έζησα μ'	Greek			Performed by Stelios Kazantzidis
Od Nashuv	North to Alaska	American			Performed by Johnny Horton
Ohevet Ozevet	Κραυγή	Greek	Scream	Nikos Karvelas	sung by Anna Vissi
Rikud HaYare'ach	Moondance	English		Van Morrison	sung by the composer
Rona	رونا	Arabic	Girl's name		sung by Alabina, Los Niños de Sara in Spanish and Arabic
Shalom Lach Eretz Nehederet	City of New Orleans	English		Steve Goodman	performed by Arlo Guthrie
Shir HaShayara	Τα παιδια τησ άμυνασ	Greek		Nikos Gatsos / Stavros Xarchakos	sung by Nikos Dimitratos
Shir Megaresh et HaChoshech	Гогов Шен Ки Генацвале	Georgian	You, Girl, My Beloved	Georgian folk	listen here; and a techno version
Siman She'Ata Tsa'ir	Whiskey in the Jar	English		Irish folk	listen
Sonata	Tango to Évora			Loreena McKennit	the original; much more info here
Tni Li	Ελένη	Greek	Eleni (girl's name)	Nikos Karvelas	sung by Anna Vissi; lyrics
Todah	Ολα καλα	Greek	It's All Good	Stavros Kougioumtzis	listen
Yaldati (Pnei Malach)	Το τραγούδι μου	Greek	My Song	Stelios Fotiadis	sung by Glykeria; lyrics