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2-7. El parto feliz
These are six versions of the most well-known copla de parida. A rather complete version…
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…
8-11. El nacimiento de Abraham- version 3: La mujer de Terah
A shorter version of the song, quite similar in content to the former ones. The last…
8-11. El nacimiento de Abraham- version 4: Cuando el rey Nimrod
The earliest written version available of this hagiographic copla appears in a late…
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…
Arrorró, mi alma (Nanas del arrorró)
This widespread lullaby is sung by non-Jews in Spain and in South America, and probably…
Durme, durme (Nanas de los buenos augurios)
Reflecting the mother’s wishes for the future of her son as an educated Jew, she says, “…