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Halilem, halilem (Por quién vine)
… “I did not come for the lady of the house (the owner) but I came for the daughter!” This performance is …
Estas casas tan hermosas (La casa de la boda)
… “Oh, what beautiful houses, for the brides to dance there at weddings; this one and another one.” … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the …
Escalerica l’hizo (La escalera de las bendiciones + La llamada a la morena + La nave por partir)
… of disconnected strophes, similar or identical to those in the previous item, includes four strophes and a refrain that … her a ladder of gold and crystal; let our groom come for the blessing.” The brunette sings in the second strophe, “The sailors call …
11-13. La llamada a la morena + El vestido de la novia + La nave por partir + Las flechas del amor
… of unrelated strophes linked by a common thread and sung to the same melody. In this case, the strophes are connected by the returning figure of the beautiful brunette, la morena …
Ah, siñora novia (El arreglo de la novia + La nueva familia de la novia)
… This is a song about the bride’s preparations, dressing and combing her hair for the wedding. “Ah, lady bride, come down! I cannot, for I am … wants to be served and honored.” … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … Ah, siñora …
7–9. Las prendas de la novia
… strophe introduces a new simile describing each part of the bride’s body and then all the former similes are repeated in inverse order. The first …
Levantáivos el parido (1a)
… A circumcision song about the father and mother of the newborn. The father, still asleep, is awakened …
3-6. La galana y el mar
… These are four versions of a song performed at the ritual bath and treating the theme of the bride’s coming out of the water. Each …
Cuan bien me lavī (Las telecas)
… how well I soaped myself, how I enjoyed my bath; let my brother-in-law pay for it, with two masseuses, one at each side. The muezzin has already called for prayer (meaning that a long time has passed and the bride in the bath feels faint) and Duda (the bride’s …
Demes paras para el baño (Dinero para el baño)
… “Give me money for the bath. For money I gave you ducats. You threw the coins straight into my heart. Tell me why and I will … to me why, my dear, my beloved.” … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … Demes paras …