La tora , la tora , Mushonico la dira con el pan y el queso y el libric' al pecho. - A meldar se va a ir en derecho - Onde vas, hijico de buen jidio? - A meldar la ley del Dio El Dio que te guadre a ti y a tu madre y a tu siñor que es un buen jidió, y a la cumadre que t'arrecibió. El haham t’aharvara La bulisa ti ‘scapara El baba te dira Vente mil baruh haba Que ya vino el hijo de meldar
The Torah, the Torah, Mushonico will speak of it with bread and cheese and the book on his chest. - To learn the law, he will go straight - Where are you going, son of a good Jew? - To learn the law of God - God will protect you and your mother and your father who is a good Jew, and the midwife who received you. The rabbi will beat you The rabbi's wife will save you Your father to you will say Twenty thousand welcomes For the arrival of the son of knowledge (reading)
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y4509/19 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 147, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This rhyme is spoken by the parent to the young child, stressing the importance of learning. The text develops as a dialogue between an adult and the child going to his studies with bread and cheese and carrying his book .
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