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8-11. El nacimiento de Abraham- version 1: La mujer de Terah
We mentioned that the figure of Abraham, the first circumcised Israelite, is central to…
8-11. El nacimiento de Abraham- version 2: La mujer de Terah
This is another version of the copla about Terah’s wife’s pregnancy and the miraculous…
Canta, gallico, canta (Los deseos del gallo)
This song contains two series of parallel strophes. One series (first, second, and fifth…
La reina tiene dolores (La mala suegra)
The opening verses of this romance, depicting the pains of a pregnant woman, are the…
Durme, durme (Nanas de los buenos augurios)
Reflecting the mother’s wishes for the future of her son as an educated Jew, she says, “…
Nani quere el hijo (La mujer engañada)
This lullaby is a romance about a deceived wife (Armistead 1978: topic L13). The mother…
22-23. El estudio de la Ley
These are two versions of a very well-known rhyme stressing the importance of learning.…
No paséis porla mi puerta (Prohibido el paso)
A serial song based on a dialogue between a young man’s or young woman’s overprotective…
Abrimes, galanica (Todos son inconvenientes)
A well-known lyric song consisting of a dialogue in which a lover asks to be let in to…
38-40. El regateo de las consuegras
These are three variants of a serial song performed at the dowry’s exhibition. The song…