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...

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...