Oy, que relumbror

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: YCD7410/15
Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 262, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak.

This wedding song celebrates the beauty of the bride (like the star Diana) and the joy of the newly married couple. The verses bless them with a long and harmonious life together , may their union be like the pairing of bread and wine. The song also honors the families and musicians who share in the celebration, reflecting communal joy.

Text:
Oy, que arelumbró de novia galana,
vos m’arelumbres, la strella Diana,
que cien años tures casados.

Oy, que par hermos sean en juntos
Como el pan y el vino sean arelumbrados,
Que cien años tures casados.

Que lindas consuegras de altos amores,
Para ver a los tañedores,
Que gocen el novio y la novia.

Translation:
Oh, how she shines, the splendid bride,
you outshine even the star Diana,
may you be married for a hundred years.

Oh, what a beautiful pair you make together,
may you shine like bread and wine upon the table,
may you be married for a hundred years.

How lovely the mothers-in-law of noble love,
to watch the musicians play,
may the bride and groom rejoice.