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39-40. David llora a Absalón
… This romance about King David who is in anguish while expecting news from his son, Absalom, is based on a Biblical episode (2 … death. The first version is only a short fragment of this romance. … 39-40. David llora a Absalón …
Irme quiero, la mi madre (La choza del desesperado)
… This is a romance formulated in the first person, interspersed by …
35-36. La doncella moribunda
… of a mourning song for a young maiden. The first version, from Rhodes, retains a rather complete text: “Like a rose in … cried on seeing such an angel die.” The second version, from Istanbul, consists of only one strophe, a variant of the …
De qué estás tan demudada (La novia demudada)
… “Why are you so pale?” The bride answers: “I am pale from my lover, with a bunch of cloves.” And once again she is … “Why is your hair so tangled?” And her answer: “Tangled from my beloved, with a bunch of cloves.” … Judeo-Spanish …
28-30. Licencia para la novia
… of this theme are included in this collection, one from Rhodes and two from Bulgaria. The first one refers to the bride’s farewell from all members of her family, neighbors and friends: “With …
Con grande vergüenza (La despedida de la novia + Consejos a la recién casada)
… bride and her mother. At the time of the bride’s farewell from her parents, her mother offers her advice. The bride … mother responds: “Watch, my daughter and pay attention, from someone else’s son—you will make your own family. When …
24-26. El amor en Venecia + La licencia de la novia + Lo que conviene a la casada
… three versions of this song. The first and third ones are from Izmir and the second from the Island of Rhodes. Each version comprises several …
Oy, qué relumbror (La novia relumbrante + El baile de la novia)
… The opening strophe says: “Oh, what radiance coming from the beautiful bride, let her live for a hundred years …
20-21. La novia alcanzada + Los quidusín de la novia + Los regalos de los novios
… There are two versions of the same song. The first one, from Sofia, begins by joyfully celebrating the groom’s …
Las de la novia (Los dos bandos)
… This is a serial song, mockingly comparing the guests from the groom’s family with those from the bride’s in a poetical display of the tensions that … “As those of the bride’s side are what they are, those from the groom’s side are much better (or ‘otherwise,’ …