Yo me levantaría un lunes (6a)

This song is performed at weddings, although the text refers only allusively to the event. The opening may be read symbolically: the bride goes to the well for water with a jug in her hand (v.1-4); on the way she meets her beloved who attempts to seize her (v.5-8), and is mockingly rejected (v.9-18). In the concluding verses some wedding elements are mentioned, such as the bride's red girdle (kušaka morada) (v. 13-14), the dowry (v.15) and the jewels that the groom is to bring her (v.19, 21). The groom is joyfully mocked and teased by the bride (v.17-22).

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