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
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.
From Arboleras vol. 1 - Sephardic cancionero and coplas oral tradition,1996
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