The Sixteenth Lamb—Songs and Stories for Children

Yehonatan Geffen

1978

How Is a Song Born?

How is a song born?
Like a baby.
At first it hurts
But then, it comes out
And everyone is happy
And suddenly—
How wonderful!
It’s walking
All on its own.
How is a song born?
Like a baby.
At first it hurts
But then, it comes out.
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Creator Bio

Yehonatan Geffen

1947–2023

Yehonatan Geffen was born in Moshav Nahalal in pre-State Israel. In the early 1970s, he was a foreign correspondent for the Israeli daily Maariv, and spent several years in London and New York. Geffen has also written prose, poetry, plays, and satiric musical shows. He lives in Tel Aviv and Los Angeles.

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