Arrelumbre y arrelumbre Y arrelumbre tu, Fortuna Y asi ‘rrelumbre esta novia Como la sol y la luna La novia, vente a mi lado Perderas ansia y cuidado Perderas ansia y cuidado Ganaras y buen marido Arrelumbre y arrelumbre Y arrelumbre tu, mazale Y asi ‘rrelumbre esta novia Delante de todo el kahale La novia del cuerpo garrido Deja tu madre y vente conmigo Deja tu madre y vente conmigo Ganaras y buen marido
Shine and shine And shine upon you, Fortune And so shines this bride Like the sun and the moon Bride, come to my side You will lose anxiety and worry You will lose anxiety and worry You will gain a good husband Shine and shine And shine your luck (the bride's) And so does shine, this bride before the whole congregation Bride with a lively body Leave your mother and come with me Leave your mother and come with me You will gain a good husband
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y 2910/10 Referenced and notated in: Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle, pg. 62, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1989 Susana Weich-Shahak. This North Moroccan wedding song, celebrates the beauty, fortune, and joy of the bride, and is typically sung with a continual rhythm accompanied by a single castanet and often followed consecutively with other wedding songs in the same rhythm.
This website was created by Orit Perlman with the collaboration and blessings of Dr. Susana Weich-Shahak in 2025