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Kayikçi (Retahila para balanceo)
… This is probably the most well-known parent-child game among the Turkish Sephardim. The parent sits with the child on his/her knees, …
Esta barba, barbareta (Barbica)
… This rhyme teaches the child the features of his face: chin ( barba ), teeth ( dientes ), … (ojos) and head (la cocota ). … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … Esta barba, …
18 -19. Los dedos hambrientos
… variants of a children’s rhyme recited while playing with the fingers, starting with stroking the child’s palm and then saying: “This one says, ‘Give me bread.’ This one says, …
Chico menico (Los dedos, nombres y oficios)
… An adult sings this rhyme to the young child, naming each finger (from the little finger to the thumb): the small one, the king of the ring, the tall …
Nani quere el hijo (La mujer engañada)
… romance about a deceived wife ( Armistead 1978: topic L13). The mother is singing a lullaby to her child, complaining that her … which is beautifully furnished with good food ready on the tables. Almost all of the verses have a common rhyme, …
Durme, durme (Nanas de los buenos augurios)
… Reflecting the mother’s wishes for the future of her son as an educated Jew, she says, “Sleep, … without worry or pain. You will go to school and learn the alphabet and receive much 21 knowledge. You will go to …
Arrorró, mi alma (Nanas del arrorró)
… in Spain and in South America, and probably reached the Sephardim via Jewish immigrants from South America. … Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean … Arrorró, mi alma (Nanas del …
La reina tiene dolores (La mala suegra)
… The opening verses of this romance, depicting the pains of a pregnant woman, are the reason for its singing during the days and nights …
Canta, gallico, canta (Los deseos del gallo)
… series (first, second, and fifth strophes) asks (or orders) the rooster to sing, announcing the new day (which dispels the dangers of the night before the circumcision). By noon, …
8-11. El nacimiento de Abraham- version 4: Cuando el rey Nimrod
… The earliest written version available of this hagiographic … 41) but may have even earlier sources (Peretz 2000). Rather than being based on the biblical story, this text draws on aggadah (rabbinic …