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Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle

Y estas caśas altas son (18)

… This wedding song talks poetically about the tall house as appropriate for the wedding (v. 1-2); rich men's houses of pinewood (v. 3-4); good wishes for the couple's prosperity …

19. Arrelumbre y arrelumbre/Y arrelumbre y arrelumbre

… (19a) In this wedding song the bride is describe, shining like the sun and the moon (v. 1-4) in front of all the guests (v. 9-12). The groom says he will care for …

Idos, ídos, ídos (21)

… A song sung in farewell to the wedding guests (v. 1-4). The guests ate everything up (v. 5-6), while the groom was not offered anything (v. 7-8). Score and lyrics: … Judeo-Spanish …

Ya crecen las hierbas (30b)

… A variant of song 30a. A new episode is added described the departure of the unhappu girl's beloved (v. 9-10, 15-16). With him all …

‘Le-El ‘Olam’ in Sefer ha-maftir shel Urbino

‘Le-El ‘Olam’ by Mordecai Dato: In search of a melody for an ancient Italian Hebrew poem

… Not much is known of the life of Rabbi Mordecai ben Yehudah Dato (1525? – 1593-1601?). …

… Schwartz was born in Brod, Poland, on March 22, 1928 as Yehudah Leib Kirzner. He began his music studies as a child with his father, Yaakov, who was a cantor. He relocated to Argentine in 1938 with his mother Ana, his father and his twin sisters Clara and Frida. In Buenos Aires …