From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. Spoken in first person by the bride to the groom, these are the wedding gifts the groom will give to the bride if he loves her.
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....
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. One of the few Ladino songs composed during the Holocaust, this text was written by David Haim, a survivor who created the poem while working in the crematorium at...
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...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This theme is known from the Spanish tradition, a beautiful woman entering the church who is besotted by the priest. She has been faithfully waiting for her true love...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. Lyrics: Tristes muevas, tristes muevas, se decían por Sevilla, ke se kasa el konde de Alba , konde de Alba y de mi vida. Se paseaba por su kuarto ...
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...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. A song of longing for a beloved woman, set to the melody of the Greek Tango Mi me rotas by Sosos Ioannidis, this version was printed in 1933 in...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This song is by Sadik and Gazoz, (Sadik Gershon and Moshe Cazes) who set humorous ladino texts to popular tunes between 1924-1935 in Saloniki. This song was set to...
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...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This love song, which tells of a diamond ring given to a beloved named Marika in the repeated chorus, includes Greek lyrics that hint at its origins in Saloniki....
From Arboleras vol. 1 - Sephardic cancionero and coplas oral tradition,1996 This a a humorous and festive copla from the Ottoman tradition , celebrating the downfall of Haman and the joy of the Jewish people....
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...