Ay, mi padre y ay, mi madre, Ya vos lo quiero decir Que me traigais un estudio Donde meldar y escribir Las pare de y ande oro Y ye suelo de marfil Donde se vanye mi hijo Dia sus de tefilim
Oh, my father and oh, my mother, I want to tell you To give me a study room Where I can read and write The walls of gold and the floor of ivory Where my son walks on the day of Tfilim (Bar Mitsvah)
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5773/5 From Cantares y Romances Tradicionales Sefardies de Marruecos, 1991 In this rare Bar mitsvah song, the son asks his parents for a special room to study in. This version uses the same melody as North Moroccan Romance "Landarico - Levantose el Rey a cazar".
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