Durme, durme hijiko de Madre
 (Sung text for setting by A. Parker)
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Language: Ladino (Sephardic) 
Our translations:  ENG SPA
Durme, durme hijiko de Madre,
Durme, durme s’in ansio y dolor;

Sienti joya palavrikas de tu Madre. 
Las palavras si Shema Yisrael.

Durme, durme hijiko de Madre,
Con hermozura di Shema Yisrael.

Note provided by the composer Alice Parker about stanzas 2 and 3, line 2: Shema Yisrael (“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One”) is a declaration of the Jewish faith and a pledge of allegiance to God. It is said in the morning and at night before sleep, and is the first prayer that a Jewish child is taught to say.


Composition:

    Set to music by Alice Parker , "Durme, durme hijiko de Madre"

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Sleep, sleep, mother’s little son", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Laura Prichard) , "Duermete, duermete hijo de Madre", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-03-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 32