Category: Songs

Bechol Dor Vador (In Every Generation)

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics: From the Passover Pesach Haggadah Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038278200205171, 990038278210205171 Lyrics: Translated from the Passover (Pesach) Haggadah in Hebrew In each and every generation, a person is obligated to see himself as if he left Egypt, as…


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Avakesh Et Artzi (I Will Ask for My Country)

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics by: Ya’akov Cohen Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990037131240205171, 990038270990205171, 990038271030205171 Lyrics: Avakesh Et Artzi / Ya’akov Cohen (transliterated from Hebrew to English) Ohav haprachim haktanim Bereicham eshma merei’ach artzi Tziporei hagil yakru lenafshi Ron tarona tif’eret gani.


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March Hachalutzim (The Pioneers’ March)

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics: Leah Goldberg Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990035289850205171 Synopsis: A song from the play “We Were Dreamers” by M. Rust. The lyrics of the songs in the play were written by Leah Goldberg and Nathan Alterman. The play premiered…


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Shirei Am (Folk Songs)

Movements: Halachti Li Lasu’ach (I Went for a Stroll) Hasidic Dance Hasidic Song Avraham Hava Venitpaisa (Let’s Make Up) Recording: Not yet available Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Additional Details: In 1937 Lavry arranged songs for a male quartet for a concert in December of…


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Shirim Eretzisraelim (IsraeIi Songs)

Movements: Polka Eize Peleh (what a wonder) Hava Nagila Shir Ha-Emek, Opus 40 Shir Eres (Lullaby Song) Orange (by Menashe Rabina) Recording: Not yet available Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Additional Details: In 1937 Lavry arranged songs for a male quartet for a concert in…


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Shirei Poalim (Laborers’ Songs)

Movements: Shir Avoda Hungari (Hungarian Work Song) Shir Avoda Sini (Chinese Work Song) Shir Hahalutz (The Pioneer Song), Opus 49 Recording: Not yet available Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition.


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Shlosha Hazanim (Three Cantors)

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Shir Hahalutz (The Pioneer Song)

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics by: Avigdor Hame’iri Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038428550205171, 990038428550205171, 990037147930205171 Information from the composer’s opus book: The composition was performed at the Jerusalem Radio – May 2, 1938 (singer: Erenstein)


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Shirei Namal (Harbor Songs)

Movements: Yifrach Namal (The Harbor Shall Develop) Sirati (My Boat), Opus 50 Shir Hanamal (The Harbor Song) Recording: Not yet available Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990035290380205171 Additional Details: In 1937 Lavry arranged songs for a male quartet for a concert in December of…


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Al Hasafsal (On the Bench)

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics by: Nathan Alterman Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Synopsis: In his opus book Lavry indicated that this song was written for Yosef Goland who was the first “pop star” in Israel. Lavry wrote several songs for him.


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Srochei Na’alayim (Shoelaces)

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics by: Nathan Alterman Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Synopsis: In his opus book Lavry indicated that this song was written for Yosef Goland who was the first “pop star” in Israel. Lavry wrote several songs for him.


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Miriam’s Couplet

Recording: Not yet available Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Synopsis: In his opus book Lavry indicated that this song was written for Yosef Goland who was the first “pop star” in Israel. Lavry wrote several songs for him.


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Rudeni (Autumn)

Recording: Not yet available Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition.


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Shir Hasabal (The Longshoreman Song)

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics by: Nathan Alterman Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Synopsis: In his opus book Lavry indicated that this song was written for Yosef Goland who was the first “pop star” in Israel. Lavry wrote several songs for him.


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Shki’ah Biyerushalayim (Jerusalem at Sunset), Song

Recording: Not yet available Lyrics: Shmuel Huppert Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990035290100205171 Synopsis: In 1965 Marc Lavry, who just moved to Haifa, composed three songs by poet Shmuel Huppert, also from Haifa: Shki’ah Biyerushalayim (Sunset In Jerusalem), Song, Op. 342, Yalda Ohav (I…


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