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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Morenica a mi me llaman 3

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y2096/6. 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...

Morenica a mi me llaman 4

From Morenika Izmirlia - Judeo songs from Smyrna, 2020 This wedding song weaves together several recurring themes: A reference to Song of Songs, Chapter 1: “Do not gaze at me because I am dark, for...

Morenica (Escalerica l’hizo)

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y 5737a/9 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 240, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This wedding song weaves together several recurring themes: A symbolic ladder made...

Muchachicas de poco saber

From Arboleras - De las altas mares, Ecos Sefardies de la isle de Rodas, cd 2, 2009 This is a song warning girls against wedding men who are much older than they are.

Munchas grasias, mancebico

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1097/21 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 182, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This wedding song focuses on the topics of the high dowry demands.

Negra fue la hora

From Arboleras - De las altas mares, Ecos Sefardies de la isle de Rodas, cd 2, 2009 El amor doliente - The suffering love, is a love song that portrays the disappointment in a relationship...

Ni blanca sos

From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013.

Ni sos blanca ni morena

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1038/4 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 286, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak.

No me puso mi madre

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y2910/4 Referenced and notated in: Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle, pg. 56, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1989 Susana Weich-Shahak. In this song the bride is asked about...

No paseis por la mi puerta

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: YcY6356a/7 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 165, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. A wedding song portraying a conversation between an overprotective, jealous mother and her...