Orchim LeHag – words by Levin Kipnis, music by Mark Warshavski
This song celebrates the “four species” of plants that are traditionally held during Sukkot. These four species appear in this song as guests coming to visit in the Sukkah, because having guests join us for meals in the Sukkah is a tradition. The four species are: Lulav, (palm branches), aravah, (willow branches), hadas, (myrtle branches) that are tied together, and the etrog, (from the lemon family) that is held. For toddlers, show the lulav and etrog, either through pictures or with actual items. For ages 4 and up, have children standing in a circle and do the following motions.
lyrics
Yom tov lanu, chag same’ach,yeladim, nagilah na
lesukateinu ba ore’ach:
etrog zahov – baruch haba!
Yachad et hechag nachog,
beluvav, hadas etrog
ho, he’ach, nis’mach me’od,
uvema’agal nir’kod (x2)
Yom tov lanu, chag same’ach, yeladim, nagilah na
lesukateinu ba ore’ach:
lulav yarok – baruch haba!
Yachad ……
Yom tov lanu, chag same’ach, yeladim, nagilah na
lesukateinu ba ore’ach:
hadas reichan – baruch haba!
Yachad ……
Ve’atah, kulanu yachad, yeladim, nagilah na
nekabel p’nei orachat:
bat hanachal – aravah!
Yachad ……
We have a holiday, children come and help me sing!
A guest is coming to our Sukkah
The golden etrog welcome in!
We will celebrate the hag,
With hadas, etrog, lulav,
We will clap our hands and sing,
And dance round in a ring (2x)
We have a holiday, children come and help me sing!
A guest is coming to our Sukkah –
the green lulav welcome in!
We will celebrate the hag, ……
We have a holiday, children come and help me sing!
A guest is coming to our Sukkah – the fragrant hadas welcome in!
We will celebrate the hag, ……
We have a holiday, children come and help me sing!
A guest is coming to our Sukkah –
the aravah, welcome in!
We will celebrate the hag, ……
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