שיר ערב | Shir 'arev | Evening Song (1912)

Artist: Abraham Zvi Idelsohn (1882-1938)

The source and the author of the text have not been identified.

“Shir 'arev” depicts the end of a summer day. The sun is setting, sea winds cool the fields, shadows cover the valley and the branches of an oak tree whisper secrets.

Idelsohn (Ben-Yehuda) composed a modal melody in 6/8, "painting" the movements of the wind.

Included in

• Sefer ha-Shirim (Book of Songs)

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