מיכאל וסוסתו | Mikhael ve-susato | Michael and his Horse (1912)

Artist: Abraham Zvi Idelsohn (1882-1938)

Hebrew translation (PDF)

The published source of “Mikhael ve-susato” was not indicated by Idelsohn in Sefer Ha-Shirim and could not be located.

The song talks about a man named Michael, who orders his horse to gallop to Erets Yisrael. There, Michael and his steed will find a blooming rose, red grapes, and wineries. They should not tarry, however, lest the grapes and wine sour in the interim. This song expresses the Zionist ideology of immigrating to Zion.

Idelsohn (Ben-Yehuda) composed a melody in a major key.

Included in

• Sefer ha-Shirim (Book of Songs)

Scores

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Transliteration

Transliteration (PDF)