Decia el aguadero y arriba, prima Ahi esta una fuente de agua fria Mujer ke de eya bebe al anio es parida Decia el aguadero y arriba, hermana Ahi esta una fuente de agua clara Mujer que de ella bebe al anio es preniada
The water bearer says come, cousin There is a fountain of cold water A woman who drinks from it will give birth in a year The water bearer says come, sister There is a fountain of clear water A woman who drinks from it will become pregnant in a year
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y4552/13 Referenced and notated in: Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle, pg. 57, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1989 Susana Weich-Shahak. This song refers to fertility, it tells about a miraculous well of clear, cold water, and woman who drinks of it will become pregnant.
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