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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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Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y932/7  This copla celebrates the giving of the Torah, drawing on Talmudic commentaries and legends, and interweaving numerous Hebrew expressions. It is composed in quatrains with a zejel rhyme scheme,...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1621/2 This copla celebrates the giving of the Torah, drawing on Talmudic commentaries and legends, and interweaving numerous Hebrew expressions. It is composed in quatrains with a zejel rhyme scheme,...
From Decile a mi Amor, Judeo-Spanish songs from Tetuan, 2018. This copla celebrates the giving of the Torah, drawing on Talmudic commentaries and legends, and interweaving numerous Hebrew expressions. It is composed in quatrains with...
From Arboleras vol. 1 - Sephardic cancionero and coplas oral tradition,1996 This copla celebrates the giving of the Torah, drawing on Talmudic commentaries and legends, and interweaving numerous Hebrew expressions. It is composed in quatrains...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1215 In this copla, “El Parto Feliz” - The Happy Birth - the birth is portrayed as a communal celebration, filled with prayers and blessings for the entire congregation, honoring...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5433/4 In this copla, which portrays the anguish of a woman in labor (after nine months of strain) emerges as a communal event, accompanied by prayers and blessings for the...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y 5977b /14,15 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 109, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. In this copla, which portrays the anguish of a woman in...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: YcY7940/4 In this copla, El parto feliz - The Happy Birth, emerges as a communal event, accompanied by prayers and blessings for the entire congregation, blessing the newborn and his...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. In this copla, El parto feliz - The Happy Birth, emerges as a communal event, accompanied by prayers and blessings for the entire congregation, blessing the newborn and his...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y 5830b/24 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 172, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This is the most well known Coplas de Parida, as is evident in...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y 2091/2 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 172, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This copla describes a woman who has just given birth and receives...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y6131/34 In this copla, the birth is portrayed as a communal celebration, filled with prayers and blessings for the entire congregation, honoring both the newborn and his mother. Text: Parida...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: YCD2979/2 A humorous copla about animals acting like humans.