Cantigas/Cancionero

Lyrical and life-cycle songs structured in stanzas. Some are sung freely, while others play roles in life rituals, especially the many stages of marriage, including ritual bathing (mikve), dowry, farewell to parents, and the wedding ceremony. Like Romancero, these songs primarily belong to the women’s domain.

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Abrid puertas y ventanas

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc 930/26 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 291, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. A mourning song sung when a young girl meets her death.

Abrimes (Avrishme) galanica 1

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y 2774/18 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 172, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This is nocturnal love song of tenderness and stealth, where the young...

Abrimes (Avrishme) galanica 2

From Morenika Izmirlia - Judeo-Spanish songs from Smyrna, 2020 This is nocturnal duet is a love song of tenderness and stealth, where the young lover pleads to be let in before dawn, while the girl...

Abrimes (Avrishme) galanica 3

From Arboleras - De las altas mares, Ecos Sefardies de la isle de Rodas, cd1, 2009 The text of this well known lyrical song consists of a dialogue in which the bride heaps difficulties...

Ah, siniora novia 1

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y2091/8. Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 228, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This wedding cantiga is a dialogue between the bride and those calling her...

Ah, siniora novia 2

From Kanta Gayiko, Judeo-Spanish songs from Bulgaria, 2025 This wedding cantiga is a dialogue between the bride and those calling her to come down for the wedding. Her delay is because she is preparing herself...