- Con su licencia, siñora madre mía querida, que me quero ir con me marido. - Hija, vaigas en hora buena, a servirlo y a honrarlo, mitelde la mesa, 'scacialde el vaso, hija vaigas en hora buena! - Con su licencia, siñor padre mío querido, que me quero ir con me marido. - Hija, vaigas en hora buena, a servirlo y a honrarlo, metelde la mesa, 'scacialde el vaso, hija vaigas en hora buena! - Con vuestra licencia, 'rmanos míos queridos, que me quero ir con me marido. - higa, vaigas en hora buena metelde la mesa, 'scacialde el vaso, - hija, vaigas en hora buena - hija, vaigas en hora buena
With your permission, my dear mother,
I want to go with my husband.
Daughter, go in good hour,
to serve him and to honor him,
set the table, pour into the cup,
daughter, go in good hour! With your permission, my dear father,
I want to go with my husband.
Daughter, go in good hour,
to serve him and to honor him,
set the table, pour into the cup,
daughter, go in good hour! With your permission, my dear brothers,
I want to go with my husband.
Daughter, go in good hour,
set the table, pour into the cup,
daughter, go in good hour,
daughter, go in good hour.
From Arboleras - De las altas mares, Ecos Sefardies de la isle de Rodas, cd 2, 2009 A parting song when the brides asks for permission to leave her family and community in order to go to her new husband, honor and serve him. All wish her: Vaigas en buena hora - go in this good hour, in other words, in this auspicious time.
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