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73. Melisenda insomne (La Gloria)
A short and truncated selection of lines from a romance widespread among Sephardic Jews…
Isaac Levy
Isaac Levy was born in Manisa near Izmir to a Sephardic Jewish family. At the age of…
La reina tiene dolores (La mala suegra)
The opening verses of this romance, depicting the pains of a pregnant woman, are the…
Nani quere el hijo (La mujer engañada)
This lullaby is a romance about a deceived wife (Armistead 1978: topic L13). The mother…
Lavaba la blanca niña (La vuelta del marido)
This is a fragment of a romance based on the theme of “the husband’s return” (Armistead…
24-26. El amor en Venecia + La licencia de la novia + Lo que conviene a la casada
We present three versions of this song. The first and third ones are from Izmir and the…
Irme quiero, la mi madre (La choza del desesperado)
This is a romance formulated in the first person, interspersed by expressions of grief…
39-40. David llora a Absalón
This romance about King David who is in anguish while expecting news from his son,…
27. Mi nuera, mi nuera
This wedding song, in romance form, depicts a bride harassed by her mother-in-…
Está Rahel lastimośa (28)
This romance is frequently sung at wedding. It is about a woman married to a…