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...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5977b/38 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...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: NSA Yc1096/13 Referenced and notated in: Romansero Sefardi de Oriente pg. 100 Editorial Alpuerto S.A. 2010 Susana Weich-Shahak This is a partial version of one of the few romansas with...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1188/3 This is a translation of a Hebrew beloved liturgical poem for the festival of Simchat Torah, when the completion of the annual reading of the Pentateuch is celebrated, and...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5433/3 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 235, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This wedding song weaves together several recurring themes: A reference to Song of...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1215 In this copla, “El Parto Feliz” - The Happy Birth - the birth is portrayed as a communal celebration, filled with prayers and blessings for the entire congregation, honoring...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y 5977b /14,15 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 109, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. In this copla, which portrays the anguish of a woman in...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y6486a/12 Referenced and notated in: En Buen Siman, Panorama del repertorio Musical Sefardi, pg. 174, Pardes Publishing House, 2006 The Charleston swept the 20th century and with it the Sephardic...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5812c/2 Referenced and notated in: En Buen Siman, Panorama del repertoorio Musical Sefardi, pg. 137, Pardes Publishing House, 2006 One of the few songs in Ladino composed during the Holocost....
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: NSAY5635/ 21 With its characteristic nine line asymmetrical rhythm and structure of a Purim copla, this song combines several themes: the story of Haman who wished to destroy the people...
This is the ladino version of the serial song Had Gadya, which appears in the Hagada of Passover and is sung at the end of the meal. Zas and bari are probably distortions of zuz...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1888/5 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 181, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This love song, which tells of a diamond ring given to a beloved...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1096/5 This copla retells the biblical story of Moses and Pharaoh from Exodus. Moses is commanded by God at the burning bush to free the Israelites, hesitates because of his...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: 5977a/2,3 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 218, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. A song for the bride's ritual bath, typically filled with images of sensuality...