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Viva Orduenia 2

Viva Orduenia 2

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From Decile a mi Amor, Judeo-Spanish songs from Tetuan, 2018.

A dance song performed at weddings in which the dance movements follow the actions described in the text such as scattering the grains of wheat, sifting the flour, stepping into the sea and dancing.
A rare song describing a woman's life cycle through the symbolism of planting grains of wheat following all the steps of creating bread as well as learning to dance in the sea. Some versions of this song include more stages, here we have six. This song as well as many other North Moroccan wedding songs are sung consecutively with a continual rhythm accompanied by a single castanet.

Lyrics:
Viva Orduena   lo   1. afesha      en su arenal
        Ya asi lo      afesha ,   viva Ordunea

Y asi metiran sus pies en el mar
y asi me ensenaran a bailer  

1. afesha  2. sembra  3. coĝe  4. mole  5. amasa   6. come        
   
Translation :
Viva Orduenia  1. scatters the wheat grain in the sand
So she scatters the wheat grain Viva Orduenia

As I dip my feet deep inside the sea
And I dance as my teachers have taught me

1. scatters  2. plants  3. gathers  4. grinds  5. kneads  6. eats

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