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