{"id":11516,"date":"2026-06-28T08:37:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/%d7%a4%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%aa-2-%d7%a9%d7%90%d7%a0%d7%a1%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%a6%d7%a8%d7%a4%d7%aa%d7%99\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:28:04","slug":"activity2-french-chanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/activity2-french-chanson\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 2: French Chanson"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11516\" class=\"elementor elementor-11516 elementor-7420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35712c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b35712c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c172dd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c172dd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91fc5ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91fc5ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Home<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) <a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/about-the-children-and-youth-unit \"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Children and Youth Unit<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) <a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/arrows-website-cultures-journey\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Arrows Website<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) <a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/arrows-website-france-music\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music in France<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) Activity 2: French Chanson<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a8557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76a8557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activity 2: French Chanson<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d98631 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d98631\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11984ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11984ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e217612 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e217612\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd2ee67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd2ee67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover together with your children the chanson style \u2013 songs that are stories.<br \/>The chanson is a musical style that developed in France in the early 1930s.<br \/>It emphasizes stage presence and the communication of deep emotion through words.<br \/>The greats of the French chanson in the twentieth century: \u00c9dith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens, Yves Montand, Serge Gainsbourg, Dalida.<br \/>In Israel, many local versions of French chansons were created, with one of the most familiar examples being the song &#8220;Ilu Tziporim&#8221; by Naomi Shemer.<br \/>As part of the activity (by Dr. Omri Ruach Midbar), you can get to know the Hebrew version together and be exposed to additional songs from the genre.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-967cbad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"967cbad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef2e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fef2e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05e6\u05e8\u05e4\u05ea.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05e6\u05e8\u05e4\u05ea.jpg 300w, https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05e6\u05e8\u05e4\u05ea-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df81ad1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df81ad1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b3a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4b3a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Activity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851d841 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"851d841\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac81b59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac81b59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c40b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71c40b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5-\u05e6\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e6\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyNzcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yYW5nZS5oYWlmYS5hYy5pbFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDZcL1x1MDVkMFx1MDVkOVx1MDVkY1x1MDVkNS1cdTA1ZTZcdTA1ZDlcdTA1ZTRcdTA1ZDVcdTA1ZThcdTA1ZDlcdTA1ZGQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5-\u05e6\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd-roowvzdjq4os6s7cgtz1d3sk1151q4n8t01vw26ms0.jpg\" title=\"\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e6\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd\" alt=\"\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e6\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2f9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc2f9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Play the song &#8220;Ilu Tziporim&#8221; for the children.<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>Sing along with them, and after the song is familiar to them, you can tell them that its origin is in the French chanson and play it for them.<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>After they know the French chanson, you can play additional French chansons for them (for example: by other singers).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24313cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24313cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74ab1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f74ab1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">If All the Birds (Si Tous Les Oiseaux)<\/h2><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lyrics: <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Broussolle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jean Broussolle<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Music: Jean-Pierre Calvet<br \/>Hebrew lyrics: Naomi Shemer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4db46d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4db46d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad4401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cad4401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-right: 40px;\">If the birds that fly over the sea<br \/>If the birds spoke like human beings<br \/>What stories the birds would surely have<br \/>About the lands beyond the mountains.<\/p><p style=\"padding-right: 40px;\">All the wondrous shores, all the azure lakes<br \/>All the snow-capped ridges<br \/>All the days of hardship passed along the way<br \/>All the Sabbaths and the holidays.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43accc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43accc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-right: 40px;\">If the birds that fly over the sea<br \/>If the birds spoke like human beings<br \/>What kinds of songs the birds would surely have<br \/>What a carnival it would be for all the poets.<\/p><p style=\"padding-right: 40px;\">All the green of the forest, all the darkness of the storm<br \/>All the summer&#8217;s delight in the hearts<br \/>That which turns into autumn colors<br \/>Of disappointed loves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edbafa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2edbafa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-right: 40px;\">All the wondrous shores, all the azure lakes<br \/>All the snow-capped ridges<br \/>All the days of hardship passed along the way<br \/>All the Sabbaths and the holidays.<\/p><p style=\"padding-right: 40px;\">But the birds are faithful to their silence<br \/>And with the coming of autumn<br \/>They take flight with a stroke of a wing<br \/>And the secrets remain with them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee2bd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ee2bd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90b0166 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90b0166\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21a999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e21a999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After becoming familiar with the song, you can develop a conversation with the children through the questions:<br \/>If the birds spoke like human beings, what stories would they tell about us? (For example \u2013 about life in Israel, about children in Israel, about life in the village, in the kibbutz, in the city).<\/p><p>You can write a letter and\/or a drawing that describes what a bird flying over the children&#8217;s residential area could tell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the world of chansons \u2013 songs that are stories full of emotion. We will listen to different versions of the song &#8220;If I Were a Bird&#8221; (Il n&#8217;y a plus d&#8217;apr\u00e8s), talk about the birds&#8217; migrations, and express their experiences through writing a personal letter or creating a painting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,70,127,64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arrows-website","category-france","category-france-music","category-music","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11516"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13550,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11516\/revisions\/13550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}