The green grass grew all around

The New Year of the Trees (Arbor Day in Israel)

In the song, you can change "Tu B'shevat" for "Arbor day"

Tu Bishvat  is Arbor Day in Israel. They also call it The New Year of the Trees. This is the date when the most of  winter rain has fallen  and the sap has come up in the trees and as a result, the fruits begin to form now.

It is usually celebrated in February or March.

They celebrate it eating fruit (figs, grapes, pomegranates, dates, olives…) and many schools take children on trips to plant trees.

The trees are very important in the Jewish religion and in the Torah (their written law) we can read: “Man is a tree of the fields”

I's time to plant a tree or two

 

I´ve got a minute or two to sing to you

I look around it's plain to see so much work to do

I guess it´s time to plant a tree or two
 The color of the world has changed and I'm feeling blue
Everything is turning grey, what am I going to do?
I guess it's time to plant a tree or two
Did you know a tree purifies the air, a tree can grow almost anywhere
Some can grow to a hundred and four, so please don't destroy them anymore
You can climb a tree and hide away, smell the leaves in early May
Pick an apple or a pear, killing the trees is so unfair
You can give another bird a home It's so easy to do
Owls and squirrels and butterflies would agree with you
I guess it's time to plant a tree or two
If you want to change your world today it's up to you
Remember what we're trying to say, it's long overdue
I guess it's time to plant a tree or two, I know it's time to plant a tree or two.

The little pine tree (the value of being happy and proud with what we have and what we are)

The oak tree and the reeds (the value of knowing that an exaggerated pride often leads us down)

What tree is it?