Burjula, la mi burjula

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1097/33
Referenced and notated in: Romancero Sefardi de Oriente, pg. 124, Editorial Alpuerto, 2010 Susana Weich-Shahak.
This is a partial version of a humorous Romansa about adultery.

Text
- Burjula, la mi Burjula, quen bate tan de mañana?
- El mocico del panadero, levadura mos demanda,
y tan bien que la madruga.
- Vecinas, las mis vecinas, las d'abajo y las d'ariba,
venid veres gato sin cola, mustachicos aretorcidos,
y tan bien que la madruga.
- Quen tiene mujer hermosa que la mire bien guardarla,
que viene el gato y se la lleva y él queda si ella,
y tan bien que la madruga.

Translation
Burjula, my Burjula, who knocks so early?
It is the servant of the baker who is asking for yeast, so early in the morning
Neighbors, those above and those below
come see a cat without a tail and mustaches
so early in the morning
Whoever has a beautiful wife should watch her and guard her
Or else a cat will come and take her and he'll be left without her
so early in the morning