Ballads Wedding Songs & Piyyutim Of The Sephardic- Ballads Wedding Piyyutim / Various
The songs on this 1983 Folkways release are both soulful and haunting, reminders of a "golden age" prior to 1492, when Jews were expelled from Spain. The Jews of Tetuan, which became one of the most important Jewish communities in North Africa, preserved the old ballads in Medieval Spanish, and for daily use spoke an updated idiom. Here women sing romance and ritual songs a cappella, while a cantor from Tangier performs the piyyutim, the religious poetry written in Hebrew by the great Medieval Jewish writers and sung in the synagogue during services. Liner notes include song lyrics in Spanish and their English translation as well as a history of the Jewish presence in Morocco and northern Africa.
Tracklist:
- Dice La Nuestra Novia (Says The Bride-To-Be)
- En Ca De Mi Padre (In The House Of My Father)
- Aunque Le Di La Mano (Although I Gave Him My Hand)
- Fuerame A Banar A Orillas Del Rio (I Went To Bathe At The River's Edge)
- El Cabrito (One Kid)
- Yo Me Levantara Un Lunes (I Arose On A Monday)
- Mose Salio De Misrain (Moses Left Egypt)
- Una Hija Tiene El Rey (The King Has A Daughter)
- Nuestro Senor Elohenu
- La Gallarda
- Persona Soy Yo, El Bien Sidi (I Am A Human Being, Good Sir)
- Brillana (Briana)
- Piyyut: City Of Joy
- Piyyut: The Overseer
- Piyyut: God Is Alive
- Piyyut: From The Mouth Of God
- Piyyut: My Wintry Days
- Piyyut: Your Love Is Sweet
The songs on this 1983 Folkways release are both soulful and haunting, reminders of a "golden age" prior to 1492, when Jews were expelled from Spain. The Jews of Tetuan, which became one of the most important Jewish communities in North Africa, preserved the old ballads in Medieval Spanish, and for daily use spoke an updated idiom. Here women sing romance and ritual songs a cappella, while a cantor from Tangier performs the piyyutim, the religious poetry written in Hebrew by the great Medieval Jewish writers and sung in the synagogue during services. Liner notes include song lyrics in Spanish and their English translation as well as a history of the Jewish presence in Morocco and northern Africa.
Tracklist:
- Dice La Nuestra Novia (Says The Bride-To-Be)
- En Ca De Mi Padre (In The House Of My Father)
- Aunque Le Di La Mano (Although I Gave Him My Hand)
- Fuerame A Banar A Orillas Del Rio (I Went To Bathe At The River's Edge)
- El Cabrito (One Kid)
- Yo Me Levantara Un Lunes (I Arose On A Monday)
- Mose Salio De Misrain (Moses Left Egypt)
- Una Hija Tiene El Rey (The King Has A Daughter)
- Nuestro Senor Elohenu
- La Gallarda
- Persona Soy Yo, El Bien Sidi (I Am A Human Being, Good Sir)
- Brillana (Briana)
- Piyyut: City Of Joy
- Piyyut: The Overseer
- Piyyut: God Is Alive
- Piyyut: From The Mouth Of God
- Piyyut: My Wintry Days
- Piyyut: Your Love Is Sweet