The Sun on the Treetops

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The sun on the treetops no longer is seen (Hahḥahmah mayrosh hahillahnoht nistahlkah) (הַחַמָּה מֵרֹאשׁ הָאִילָנוֹת נִסְתַּלְּקָה)

Translator: A. Irma Cohon; Author: Hayyim Nahman Bialik
Tune: [The sun on the treetops no longer is seen]
Published in 2 hymnals

Translator: A. Irma Cohon

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Author: Hayyim Nahman Bialik

Hayim Nahman Bialik (Hebrew: חיים נחמן ביאליק‎; January 9, 1873 – July 4, 1934), also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote primarily in Hebrew but also in Yiddish. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poetry. He was part of the vanguard of Jewish thinkers who gave voice to the breath of new life in Jewish life. Bialik ultimately came to be recognized as Israel's national poet. See more in: Wikipedia Go to person page >

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First Line:	The sun on the treetops no longer is seen (Hahḥahmah mayrosh hahillahnoht nistahlkah) (הַחַמָּה מֵרֹאשׁ הָאִילָנוֹת נִסְתַּלְּקָה)
Title:	The Sun on the Treetops
Hebrew Title:	שַׁבָּת הַמַּלְכָּה
Translator:	A. Irma Cohon
Author:	Hayyim Nahman Bialik
Language:	English; Hebrew
Publication Date:	1960
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1960.