Día de martes de maniana
partí con tren al Pleto
para pelear con el bulgar,
y el serbo y el grego.
Ampecimos a peleiar
con toda la Ermada,
mos arrempujó el bulgar,
a fuerza de la spada.
Ah, de esta ansia vo morir,
mi Dio, a la tierra vo ir a podrir.
Sentimos que Endirne cayó,
piedrimos la speranza,
Sukri Paj ya se entregó
con sesenta mil almas.
Ah, de esta ansia…
El bulgar se apareció,
el turco namás kildiando,
el bulgar se apareció,
“ura na nosz” gritando.
Ah, de esta ansia…
From Arboleras vol. 3, Sephardic songs from the 20th century, 2000
As a reflection of the events of 1912-1913, this song is a clear description of the tragic events in the Balkan War against Bulgaria, and especially of the suffering of the Jewish population after the fall of Edirne (Adrianópolis), and their exodus. Mustafá Pashá and the Bulgarians who appear in the song are not the main characters, but rather the Jews who, in the face of persecution, hunger, and abandonment, are left without a homeland or hope.
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