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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Quen pensa de se enamorar

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5671/30

Rashelika

From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. The poem describes a playful encounter between a young woman and a young man, followed by a glimpse of lively social life among youths gathering to flirt, socialize, and...

Salgas, madre 1

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y2091/2 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 278, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This song was traditionally sung to the groom's mother, when she welcomes her...

Salgas, madre 2

From Kanta Gayiko, Judeo-Spanish songs from Bulgaria, 2025 This song was traditionally sung to the groom’s mother when she welcomed her new daughter-in-law during the bride’s reception by her husband’s family. Lyrics: Salgásh, madre, afuera...

Secretos quero descubrir

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y6188d/14

Si de la kabeza me keres

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.

Si este ninio se durmiere 1

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: NSA Yc 2326/21 Referenced and notated in: Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1989 Susana Weich-Shahak This beautiful lullaby with Spanish roots, is unusual...