Mose salio de Misrayim 1

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1494/17

Referenced and notated in: Romancero Sefardi de Marruecos, pg. 70, Editorial Alpuerto, Pardes Publishing House, 2018 Susana Weich-Shahak.

This romance is known only in the Sephardic Moroccan tradition. It retells the story of Moses, his flight from Midian, the revelation of the burning bush and his confrontation with Pharaoh demanding the release of the people of Israel.  Sephardic women would sing this song during the Passover season because of it's topic.

Text:
Mose salió de Misraim    huyendo del rey Paróh,
se fue derecho a Midián   y se encontró con Ytró.
Le dió a Sipora, su hija,   porque era temiente a Dió.
Mose paciendo  el ganado      que su suegro le entregó.
Moise, paciendo el ganado,   al monte de Horeb llegó,
viera ardir una zarza,     la zarza no se quemó.
Moise se cubrió sus ojos,   temiendo ver a Dió,
oyó una voz que decía:     - Moshe, Moshe, mi siervo,
descalzate tus zapatos,     que en lugar santo estás tú:
te irás derecho a Misraim   y dirás al rey Par'ó
que te entregue las llaves    de mi pueblo, el hebreo,
y si no te las entregare,     castigarle quiero yo
con diez plagas que le mande   pa' que sepa quien soy yo.
Hodu l'Adonai ki tov         ki le'olan hasdó;
alabado sea su nombre        porque siempre bien nos dió
y en los cielos y en la tierra   su merced nunca faltó.

Translation:
Moses fled from Egypt, escaping from King Pharaoh.
He went straight to Midian and met Jethro.
He gave him his daughter Zipporah, for he was in awe of God.
Moses was tending the flock that his father-in-law had given him.
Moses was tending the flock when he came to Mount Horeb.
He saw a bush burning, but it was not consumed.
He heard a voice saying: - Moshe, Moshe, my servant,
Take off your shoes, for you are standing in a holy place:
Moses covered his eyes, afraid to see God,
You will go straight to Egypt and tell King Pharaoh
to give you the keys to my people, the Hebrews,
and if he does not give them to you, I want to punish him
with ten plagues that I will send upon him so that he may know who I am.
Praise be to the Lord, for he has always given us good things,
and his mercy never fails in heaven and on earth.