Mis hermanos, mis queridos Oigan vuestros oídos porke vamos tan ocurridos En este mundo falso El ganar plata y oro Las ganar como el moro Asi bienes sin justida A la mentiras por verdad
My brothers, my beloved ones Listen with your ears because we are so confused In this false world Gaining silver and gold Gaining like the Moor So wealth without justification Passing lies for truth
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y2994/26 Copla Admonitivas, which begins with the words: Mis hermanos, mi queridas, is a moralistic song about the superficiality of striving for external pleasures such as wealth. This is a partial version. It appears in the repertoire of North Morocco as well.
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