Composed By: David Zahavi

Arranged by: Alice Parker

Title: Y’susum (Yesusum)

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Voicing: SATB

Language: Hebrew

Difficulty: moderate

Country: Israel, America

Solos: none

Instruments: none

Lyrics: Isaiah 35:1, 6

Publisher: Transcontinental

Year arranged/Published: 1995

Timing: 3:00

Tempo: lively, fast

First Line: Yesusum midbar vetsiyah (The wilderness will bloom, the desert will rejoice)

description: Zahavi’s classic song reflects the Israeli pioneers’ joy in reclaiming the wilderness through reforestation, agriculture and irrigation. It has a strong dance-like rhythmic verse and charming modality. Alica Parker’s choral setting captures and expands on the verse of the original with clever syncopated countermelodies.