En una kaza rika Vide una ijika de anyos era chika le deklarí l’amor. Pásharo d'ermozura Linda la tu figura Asérkate a mi lado Te oyeré la voz. El pásharo bolando, mi korasón yorando, el me deshó esperando sin tener piadad.
In a rich house I saw a girl, she was young in years to her I declared my love. Beautiful bird You have a beautiful figure come to my side I will listen to your voice. The bird flying, my heart is crying, she left me hoping without pity.
From Kanta Gayiko, Judeo-Spanish songs from Bulgaria, 2025 Orit Perlman : voice Yarden Erez : accordian and arrangements This well known love song has borrowed its melody from a Bulgarian folk song, from which we present, as a first strophe, in the original Bulgarian text, generously provided by the Bulgarian musicologist Maria Kaufman. The lyrics and translation are only of the ladino.
This website was created by Orit Perlman with the collaboration and blessings of Dr. Susana Weich-Shahak in 2025