- Demes parás para 'l baño. - Por parás vos daré ducados. - Los ducados m'arronjates, en el corazón me dates, dicime por qué, yo m'alegraré, háblame por qué, mi alma y mi bien Halilem, halilem Halilem Aman
- Give me money for the ritual bath - For the money, I will give you ducats. - The ducats you threw at me pierced my heart tell me why and I will rejoice speak to me, tell me why my soul and my love. Halilem, halilem Halilem Aman
From Kanta Gayiko, Judeo-Spanish songs from Bulgaria, 2025 Orit Perlman: voice Yarden Erez : ud, guitar, gumbush; violin, keyboard and arrangements Zeev Yaniv : darbuqa, sonaja, bendir, cajón Sung at the bride´s ritual bath before the wedding ceremony, demanding the payment for the hammam, which was usually payed for by the groom's family, in this song, payed in ducats (old Spanish currency).
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