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Coplas are a unique Jewish genre that developed after the expulsion from Spain, flourishing mainly in the 18th century. Written my men, this genre deals with social and historical and traditional topics from biblical sources, therefor the abundance of Hebrew words. Coplas have complex literary structures, sometimes including acrostics, rhymes, and repeated choruses. Coplas were printed in booklets dedicated to holidays or other themes.

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From Arboleras - De las altas mares, Ecos Sefardies de la isle de Rodas, cd1, 2009 A copla sung on the night before the circumcision, the noche de viola or shemir. The strophes are ordered...
From Arboleras vol. 3, Sephardic songs from the 20th century, 2000 As a reflection of the events of 1912-1913, this song is a clear description of the tragic events in the Balkan War against Bulgaria,...
From Arboleras vol. 3, Sephardic songs from the 20th century, 2000 The fires left a deep mark on the communities affected by the disaster; in the songs, there are numerous references to the events related...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013.
From Decile a mi Amor, Judeo-Spanish songs from Tetuan, 2018.
From Arboleras vol. 1 - Sephardic cancionero and coplas oral tradition,1996
From Arboleras - De las altas mares, Ecos Sefardies de la isle de Rodas, cd1, 2009 One of the Coplas de Parida (Songs for the mother of the newborn), sung during the last night before...
From Arboleras vol. 1 - Sephardic cancionero and coplas oral tradition,1996
From Decile a mi Amor, Judeo-Spanish songs from Tetuan, 2018.
From Merendjenas, Orit Perlman, 2023
From Merendjenas, Orit Perlman, 2023 This copla, connected to the circumcision ritual, recounts a Talmudic legend about Abraham’s miraculous birth and early years. Terah’s wife gives birth to him in a cave, and like a...
From Kanta Gayiko, Judeo-Spanish songs from Bulgaria, 2025  This copla, associated with the ritual of circumcision, tells the story of Abraham's birth. Like many coplas, it is rooted in a Talmudic legend. It describes how...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013.