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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 (v. 5-6); the father's saving-up for …
Y espera, señor (17)
… In this wedding song the bride describe her preparations, such as powdering her … (v.5), reflecting her feeling at her separation from her mother (v. 3), her little brothers and her father (v. 4). She wishes to look well (v. 7) …
La novia se bañaba (13)
… This wedding song also refers to the ritual bath (v. 1-3). It lists what brides deserve (v. … 14). Score and lyrics: … Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle … Ladino, Judeo-Spanish – Ladino, Ladino - …
Hecha está la cama
… Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle … Hecha está la cama …
Ay, que si te fueres a bañar novia (12)
… This wedding song refers to the bride's ritual bath. She goes accompanied by her mother (v. 1-2) and her mother-in-law (v. 5-6). They help her to take off her chemise …
La novia destrenza el pelo (11a)
… The bride unfastens her tresses (v.1) and her "knight" (the groom) faints (v.2). He invites her to come with him … to be a good husband (v.5) and cause her no worry (v.6). The groom looks joyfully at her pale and beautiful face …
Ay díle si bien me quiere (10)
… A wedding song. The bride asks to tell her beloved to come and fetch her on … his mule (v.1-4). It is raining and she will get wet with the rain (v.5-6). She is ready to walk along the sandy streets where the groom lives (v.7-12). Score and …
Hermana, hermana, hermana (9)
… In this wedding song the bride's sister is invited to come early in the morning (v.1-2, 8-10) to see the groom (v.3-5). Score and Lyrics: … Judeo-Spanish …
Ajuar nuevo (8a)
… A wedding song about the dowry display. It is very important that the bride's dowry should be approved by her future mother and sister-in-law (v.1-4). A dream dreamt by the bride …
7. Levantíśme, madre/ Hecha está la cama
… (7a) This wedding song is about the choosing of a husband and what characteristics and … trade, such as carpentry (v.8-9), so that he can repair the bride's dowry chest (v.11-12) which has a golden key and silver cover (v.13-14). (7b) A variant of the preceding wedding song. A description of the bride's bed …