La novia se bañaba. los novios se alegraban, bañábase. Lo que merecen las novias yo vos diré: un pan blanco, una cama de rosas, una gallina hermosa yo vos dire Lo que merecen las viejas yo vos dire: una cama de espinos, un palo de bembrillo, yo vos dire.
The bride was bathing,
the grooms were rejoicing,
she was bathing. What brides deserve,
I will tell you:
a white loaf of bread,
a bed of roses,
a beautiful hen,
I will tell you. What old women deserve,
I will tell you:
a bed of thorns,
a stick of quince wood,
I will tell you.
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y2185
Referenced and notated in: Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle, pg. 51, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1989 Susana Weich-Shahak.
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