Habuba Vehabubonet (The Big Doll and the Small Doll), Song

Track 1: Habuba Vehabubonet for Voice and Orchestra
Ethel Zusman, Soprano
Marc Lavry, Conductor
Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra)
Recording: November 30,1953

Track 2: Habuba Vehabubonet for Voice and Piano
Lior Stern, Soprano
Yoav Meir Weiss, Piano
Recorded in 2013

Note: The song Habuba Vehabubonet is part of a collection of children’s songs Opus 200:
No. 1: Shnei Orchim (Two Visitors)
No. 2: Parpar Aviv (Spring Butterfly)
No. 3: Habuba Vehabubonet (The Big Doll and the Small Doll)
No. 4: Dani Gibor (Brave Danny)
No. 5: Mischak (Game)

Lyrics: Ella Vilensly

Additional details: email music@marclavry.org

Synopsis:
Marc Lavry chose 5 children’s songs by different lyricists and gathered them into one collection (Opus 200.) Habuba Vehabubonet (The Big Doll and the Small Doll) is one of them.

Habuba Vehabubonet / Ella Vilensky
(Transliterated from Hebrew)

Habuba hagdola
Sichaka im habubonet,
Habuba lavsha simla
Vehabubonet rak kutonet.

Habuba kvar medaberet:
Aba, ima, hi omeret
Habubonet haktantonet
Tamid shoteket – hatipshonet!