Shnei Orchim (Two Visitors), Song

Track 1: Shnei Orchim from the Album Tikiliton
Chava Alberstein, Voice
Yurik Ben-David, Accompaniment
Recorded in 1977

Track 2: Shnei Orchim for Voice and Orchestra
Ethel Zusman, Soprano
Marc Lavry, Conductor
Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra)
Recording: November 30,1953

Track 3: Shnei Orchim for Voice and Piano
Lior Stern, Soprano
Yoav Meir Weiss, Piano
Recorded in 2013

Note: The song Shnei Orchim 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)

The song Two Visitor in Lavry’s handwriting as it appeared in the children’s magazine “Davar Li’yeladim” on Nov 2, 1949

Lyrics: Shmuel Bass

Additional details: email music@marclavry.org

Synopsis:
In 1946 Marc Lavry chose 5 children songs by different lyricists and gathered them into one collection (Opus 200.)
Shnei Orchim (Two Visitors), a song about a couple doves, became one of the popular children songs sung in Israel to date.

Shnei Ocrhim / Shmuel Bass
(transliterated from Hebrew)

Shnei orchim li bahalon,
Halo hem yona veyon.
Mishovach asher bagan
Levakreini ba’u kan.

Rosh heni’a yon bli sof:
Boker, boker, boker tov!
Veyona hosifa hen:
Boker, boker, boker hen!

Az zarakti al hasaf
Zer’onim melo hakaf.
Yom yom bo’u ve’eten
Rosh heni’u: hen, hen, hhen!