Viaje grande, viaje chiko, el mundo entero lo kaminí, otro komo’ a ti non tupí, guay de mí ke te pedrí. Ay dizientes muncha djente ke el amor es un dolor el ke toma por arientro se aze sisko i kemur. Konténtate, tu, manseviko lo ke te da el mi sinyor, En zejut de tuyo i mío l'atzlahá mos da el Dio. Tú ermoza, yo grasiozo ya audeimos i los dos. Las kriansas ke mos nasken komo la luna i el sol.
A long voyage , a short voyage I have traveled the whole world another like you I have not found Woe is me that I have lost you There are many who say that love is pain. When it gets into you it becomes like black charcoal Be satisfied, young man, with what my father gives you, It is a benediction of yours and mine and God will grant us success. You are beautiful, I am graceful, we understand/hear each other. Our children to be born will be like the moon and the sun.
From Kanta Gayiko, Judeo-Spanish songs from Bulgaria, 2025 Orit Perlman : voice Yarden Erez : guitar
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