שיר הרעה | Shir ha-ro'e | Shepherd's Song (1912)

Artist: Abraham Zvi Idelsohn (1882-1938)

Lyrics: From Ha-Zamir

Tune: Bernstein

The text of this song was published in Ha-Zamir (Odessa, 1903: p. 35), and the melody was published in Ta'ame Zimra le Shire Ha-Zamir [Singing Notes to the Songs of 'Ha-Zamir'] (Warsaw, 1904: p. 42), with only the surname of the composer, Bernstein.

“Shir ha-ro'e” features a shepherd who calls his flock to follow him to the open fields. The melody is in a major key.