Canciones sefarditas

Song Cycle by Manuel Valls i Gorina (1920 - 1984)

1. La rosa enflorece
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
La rosa enflorece, en el mes de mayo
Mi alma s'escurece, sufriendo de amor.

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes) , "Die Rose blüht im Monat Mai", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Bláthaíonn an Rós", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Research team for this page: Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes , Gabriel Rosenstock

2. Ven querida, ven amada 
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Ven querida,
ven amada,
ven al borde 
de la mar amada.

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3. Adio, querida
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Tu madre cuando te pariò
y te quitó al mundo,
corazón ella no te dió
para amar segundo.
Adió, adió querida,
no quiero la vida
me l'amargastes tú.

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4. Durme, durme
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Durme, durme, hermozo hijico,
durme, durme con savor,
cerra tus luzlos ojicos,
durme, durme con savor.
A la scola tu te irás
y la ley t'ambezerás.

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5. Paxaro d'hermosura
 (Sung text)

Language: Ladino (Sephardic) 
Por una caza chica, 
vidi una hijica.
De años era chica.
Le declaré l'amor.

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  • ENG English (Emerson Barrett) , "Bird of beauty", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes) , "Bei einen kleinen Haus", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes

6. Abrix, mi galanica 
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Avrix, mi galanica,
que yo va amanecer.
La noche yo no durmo
pensando en ti.

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7. Irme quiero, la mi mare
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Irma quiero, la mi madre,
por estos mundos me iré.

A madre, me iré.

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8. Ya viene el cativo
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Ya viene el cativo
con todas las cativas.
Dientro de ellas
esta la blanca niña.
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  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, late 15th century

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Anne Evans) , "Here comes the captive", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Cime Chugainn", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-4 of the original text.

Researcher for this page: Anne Evans

9. Yo m'enamori d'un aire
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Yo m'enamori d'un aire,

d'un aire d'una mujer.
D'una mujer mui hermoza,

linda de mi corazón. Tra la la la la...

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes) , "Ich habe mir in der Luft verliebt", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes

10. Una matica de ruda
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Una matica de ruda,
una matica de flor,
hija mía, mi querida,
dime a mí quién te la dió.

Una matica de ruda,
una matica de flor,
Me la dió un mancebico
que de mí se enamoró.

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  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
Total word count: 196