"BaShana HaBa'a" ( he, בשנה הבאה, "Next Year") is a 1970 Israeli song with music by

Nurit Hirsch Nurit Hirsh ( he, נורית הירש, b. Tel Aviv, August 13, 1942) is an Israeli composer, arranger and conductor who has written over a thousand Hebrew songs. Three of her most famous and widely known songs are ''Ba-Shanah ha-Ba'ah'' (''Next Y ...

and lyrics by

Ehud Manor Ehud Manor (Hebrew: אהוד מנור; born Ehud Weiner; July 13, 1941 – April 12, 2005) was an Israeli lyricist, translator, poet and radio and TV personality. He is widely considered to have been Israel's most prolific lyricist of all time, h ...

. The song was first performed by the duo

Ilan & Ilanit Hanna Dresner-Tzakh ( he, חנה דרזנר; born 17 September 1947), better known by her stage name Ilanit (, ), is an Israeli singer. She was one of Israel's most popular singers from the late 1960s to the 1980s, both as a soloist and in the duo ...

. The same melody was arranged and sung by Iranian singer

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as "Kochooloo (Kuchulu)", and by Turkish singer Nilüfer as "Başıma gelenler".

Julius Wechter Julius Wechter (May 10, 1935 – February 1, 1999) was an American musician and composer who played the marimba and vibraphone. He also played various percussion instruments. He composed the song "Spanish Flea" for Herb Alpert and was leader of The ...

and the Baja Marimba Band covered the song on their 1971 album ''Julius Wechter and the Baja Marimba Band's Back'' under the title "Anytime of the Year (Bashana Haba'ah)".Julius Wechter and the Baja Marimba Band's Back
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''. Accessed 10 May 2021.

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