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Lyrics
Purim is here the music is loud
Happy kids singing in the crowd
Spin the gragger eat a sweet treat
Dancing and laughing on the street
(Hey!) Spin spin spin the gragger around
(Ho!) Jump jump jump to the happy sound
Hamantaschen cookies sweet and neat
Happy Purim to everyone we meet
(Yeah!)
Put on your costume put on your mask
Being so happy is our only task
Friends giving treats to friends today
Shalach manos along the way
(Hey!) Spin spin spin the gragger around
(Ho!) Jump jump jump to the happy sound
Hamantaschen cookies sweet and neat
Happy Purim to everyone we meet
[Bridge]
(Clap your hands!)
One two three let us shout out loud
(Hooray!)
Four five six we are feeling proud
Esther was brave and Mordechai too
Let us all dance like the children do
(Are you ready?)
(Let us go!)
(Hey!) Spin spin spin the gragger around
(Ho!) Jump jump jump to the happy sound
Hamantaschen cookies sweet and neat
Happy Purim to everyone we meet
(Happy Purim!)
Spin it spin it round and round
(Woo!)
Laughing laughing on the ground
Happy Purim everyone
(Yeah!)
Behind the song
The song’s story
A festival of reversal
Purim grows from the story of Esther and the deliverance of the Jewish community it describes. Esther 9:22 connects celebration with sharing food and giving to people in need. Joy is not only something felt; it is something passed to others.
Esther 9:22
The festival people can see and hear
Costumes, noisemakers and hamantaschen give later Purim celebrations their familiar colors, sounds and tastes. They belong to the holiday's developing customs; they are not all instructions found in the Book of Esther.
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Our new invitation to celebrate
Happy Purim has original music and English words by Walter J. Kin. It brings those recognizable customs into a new song for children and families. Its roots are in the festival, not in an older composition with the same title.
Our recording & notes
About this recording
Happy Purim invites children to take part rather than only hear a story. They put on costumes, spin graggers, share treats, clap and sing together.
Walter J. Kin wrote the song’s words and music and produced this recording. Its bridge names Esther and Mordechai, connecting the noisy celebration to the courage recalled by the holiday.
Why we consider this song Jewish or Jewish-themed
We consider the song Jewish because its story and actions belong explicitly to Purim: Esther and Mordechai, hamantaschen, graggers and shalach manos all appear in the lyric.
For us, sharing food and making music with friends are ways to enter the holiday’s memory. Joy is the invitation to participate, not a claim that courage and danger are absent from the underlying story.
Credits & source
- Music, lyrics and production
- Walter J. Kin (RIGLI)
- Performance
- Riglis Band
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