Look up artist Yaron, Y.

Name: Yaron, Y.
Name (Yiddish): ירון, י.

Songs written or composed

Title: Im Ba'arazim -- אם בּארזים
Also known as: The Cedars
Composer: Yaron, Y. -- ירון, י.
Genre: Tree/Fir/Cedar/Fire
Origin: Alb O-001(d)
Transliteration: Alb O-001(d)
Translation: Alb O-001(d)
Additional song notes: "Im Ba'arzim Naflah Shalheveth, Mah Yagidu Ezovey Haqir? - If a flame has caught the firs, what will the moss say?" From the Biblical Talmud meaning " If the leadership has become corrupt, what can one expect of lesser folks?"

Recordings:

On album: A-031(a) (Sharona Aron sings Israeli Songs)
Track ID: 7269
Vocal Aron, Sharona
First line: Im ba'arazim nafla shalhevet, ma yagidu ezovey hakir?
First line (Hebrew):אם בּארזים נפלה שלהבת, מה יגידו איזובי הקיר?
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Hebrew
On album: J-029(a) (Max Janowski & Friends Hebrew & Yiddish Songs)
Track ID: 25187
Vocal Horwitz, Bracha (Bea) האָראָװיץ, בּרכה
Conductor Janowski, Max -- יאַנאָװסקי, מאַקס
Vocal Slavensky, Pavel, with chorus
Vocal Violinsky, Solly
First line: Im ba'arazim nafla shalhevet, ma yagidu ezovey hakir?
First line (Hebrew):אם בּארזים נפלה שלהבת, מה יגידו איזובי הקיר?
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Hebrew
On album: I-017(a) (Israel Dances - The Folk Dances of Israel -- ישראל רוקדת)
Track ID: 34253
Artist: CBS (Israel) Orchestra -- תזמורת יסי בי אס ישׂראַל
Arranger/Conductor Graziani, Yitskhak -- גרציאני, יצחק
Style: Folk/Dance/Instrumental
Length: 2:15
On album: O-001(d) (Hebrew Folk Songs sung by Mark Olf with guitar)
Track ID: 7268
Vocal Olf, Mark -- אָלף, מאַרק
First line: Im ba'arazim nafla shalhevet, ma yagidu ezovey hakir?
First line (Hebrew):אם בּארזים נפלה שלהבת, מה יגידו איזובי הקיר?
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Hebrew

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