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The text of “Ha-gdayim ve-ha-kelev” were published in Ha-Zamir (Odessa, 1903: p. 19), with instructions which Idelsohn omitted in Sefer… read more
The text of “Ha-gdayim ve-ha-kelev” were published in Ha-Zamir (Odessa, 1903: p. 19), with instructions which Idelsohn omitted in Sefer… read more
This song depicts the behavior of fish – which sometimes swim straight, sometimes crookedly, but always silently. The melody, whose… read more
Idelsohn does not indicate the author of this text or its source. “Ha-hatula” was published in the children’s anthology of… read more
This song was written and published by Noah Pines in the second volume of Ha-Zamir (Odessa, 1903: p. 12). The… read more
The lyrics of “‘Et ba-mholot nishta’shea’” were published in Ha-Zamir (1903: p. 17), with dance instructions for children. Idelsohn omitted… read more
This song was written by Naphtali Herts-Imber (1856-1909) in Erets Yisrael. Imber’s piece echoes the German patriotic song “Die Wacht… read more
This poem was written and published in 1894 by Haim Nahman Bialik (1873-1934), who later became the Israeli national poet.… read more
The Zionist activist Yehiel Mikhl Pines (1843-1913) wrote this song in 1882 or 1883 in Jerusalem. The text was published… read more
The text of this song was published in the second volume of Ha-Zamir (Odessa, 1903: pp. 33-34). It was written… read more
“Shir ‘avoda” was written by Noah Shapira (1863-1931) in 1895, under his pen-name, Bar-Nash. It was published in several sources… read more
This song was written in 1898, after the first Zionist Congress, by Noah Rosenblum – and not by N. Rosenfeld,… read more