Kanta, gayiko, kanta, ke va a amaneser, si durmis, parida, kon bien dispertés. Kanta, gayiko, kanta, ke es mediodía, se alvantan las madres, aparejan las komidas. El gayiko kere una chulahita ke bien l' akisheya en su frentezika. El gayiko kiere unos potinikos, ke bien le akisheya en sus piezezikos
Sing, little cock, sing, as sunrise will be soon. If you sleep. mother of the newborn wake up well. Sing, little cock, sing, it is already midday, the mothers are waking up to prepare the meals. The little cock wants a little cap that looks so good on his forehead. The little cock wants shoes that look so good on his little feet."
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5823b/29 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 122, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. A song for the morning before the circumcision, waiting for the cock to sing and announce the end of the last and dangerous night before the circumcision.
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