Lyrics
Ugah, ugah, ugah
bema’agal nachugah
nis’tovevah kol hayom
ad asher nimtza makom
lashevet, lakum
lashevet, lakum
lashevet velakum.
Translation
Circle, circle, circle [It now literally means “cake,” but an old version of the word means “circle”]
We’ll spin around in a circle
We’ll go around all day
Until we find a place
To sit, to get up
To sit, to get up
To sit and to get up
Hebrew – עוגה עוגה
עוגה, עוגה, עוגה
במעגל נחוגה
נסתובבה כל היום
עד אשר נמצא מקום
לשבת, לקום
לשבת, לקום
לשבת ולקום.
Game / Dance
Students stand, holding hands in a circle. As they sing, they circle right. On “La-she-vet,” they crouch down, and on “la-kum,” they stand on their tip toes as they continue to walk to the right. Repeat the song several times, each time getting faster.
See also
- Hebrew folk songs
- circle singing games
- songs with dance / movement
- tempo resources
- songs with the major pentascale (going down) in the melody
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- MIDI file
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