Decile a mi amore Si mí bien quiere Que traiga la mula Y que me lleve Mas por las arenitas que por el arenal Por calles del novio me venga a buscar Decile a mi amore Si mí bien quiere Que traiga la mula Y que me lleve Que llueva lo menudito y yo me mojaré Por calles del novio Yo andare * Y estas casas altas son para bodas buenas son Y estas casas son de pino En ellas mora un hombre rico Nunca le falte el pan ni el vino Ni a la novia su marido Esta palomita hermano Atal Como la punditis enamorar Como vo la diera su senior padre Andando y añadiendo en los ajuares Como vo la dieran sus hermanos Andando y añandiendo en los ducados Y un amor ke yo tenia Manzanitaas de oro el traia Cuatro y cinco en una encina La mas bonita de ellas para mi amiga Y estas casas altas son para bodas buenas son
Tell my love
If he loves me well
To bring the mule
And take me away
More for the small sands
than for the larger sands
to the streets of the groom,
he will bring me
Tell my love
If he loves me well
To bring the mule
And take me away
It is raining slightly
and I'll get wet
In the streets of the groom
I will go
*
These houses are tall
They are good for weddings
And these houses are made of pine
A rich man lives in them
May he never lack bread or wine
Nor a husband for his bride
This little dove, brother Atal
Like the love that pierces
What will the father give
Walking and adding to the trousseau
What will the brothers give
Walking and adding coins
And a love that I had
He brought golden apples
Four and five on a sturdy tree
The prettiest of them for my friend
And these tall houses are
for good weddings they are
From Decile a mi Amor, Judeo-Spanish songs from Tetuan, 2018. Two wedding songs from North Morocco full of desciptions of sensuousness (light rain, apples), love (like the love that pierces) as well as stability (tall houses).
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