La novia se bañaba (13)

Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle
Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle
La novia se bañaba (13)

Ester Davida and her daughters (Tangier)


This wedding song also refers to the ritual bath (v. 1-3). It lists what brides deserve (v. 4-5): soft bread (v. 6), a bed of roses (v. 7), and a fine chicken (v. 8), as opposed to what old women deserve (v. 10-11): hard bread (v. 12), a bed of thorns (v. 13) and a quince stick (v. 14).

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