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22-23. El estudio de la Ley
These are two versions of a very well-known rhyme stressing the importance of learning.…
Dicotín dicotán (Ricotín ricotán)
A children’s game: one child lowers his head, hides his face and closes his eyes, while…
Bate, bate (Adivina quien te dio)
This is a game very popular among Sephardim from Thessaloniki. One child hides his face…
Endentino (Retahila de sorteo)
A song used to choose the role each child will play in a game. This rhyme is the origin…
Luvia del Dio (Invocaciòn a la lluvia)
Children’s invocation of rain is common in Sephardic traditions. When rain was needed,…
Alegre m'alegre (Juego de callarse)
A children’s game in which, after this rhyme is completed, the first one who speaks…
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…
De día en día (Me dice la gente)
Four strophes with a refrain that says, “I with you, my bride (literally, my lady), we…
33–34. Las ventanas altas + Los regalos del novio
These are two versions of a lyric song of subtle erotic overtones with a refrain of…