Songs written or composed
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?"
- Related information in folder 943:
- Comments:
- 1. Translation from internet - Http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hebraic_proverbs
"Im Ba'arazim Naflah Shalheveth, Mah Yadidu Ezovey Haqir? - If a flame has caught the firs, what will the moss on the wall say?" Meaning: If the leadership has become corrupt, what can one exoect of lesser folks. Origin: from the Biblical Talmud.
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