My mother was born in Venezuela and I decided to explore some Spanish Purim songs and found this beauty, here's a different melodic spin, inspired by the traditional folk song, author unknown.
(The instruments you're hearing are found objects around my home, lol, food sprinkles in a shaker, clapping my hands, off beat tambourine, vocal layering and much, MUCH silliness).
"Sephardic Jews tell the story of Purim in Coplas i.e., poems in Ladino composed from the late 17th century on, which deal largely with Jewish holidays and historical events..." -Wikipedia
Esta noche de Purim
no duermen los alhajuin
haziendo alhajuinadas
para las desposadas.
Chorus:
"Vivas tu, viva yo,
Vivan todos los judios,
Viva la reina Esther,
que tanto plazer mos dio".
Haman antes que morir
reunio su parentela,
los puso a su cabeçera
un dia antes de Purim.
(chorus)
Calla tu, Zeres "la loca",
que a ti avlar no te toca,
que por ti hizieron la horca
y me la estrené en Purim.
(chorus)
Amparo-te con tus manos,
aproves muestros hermanos
ha turcos y ha cristianos
aunque no mos pueden veer.
(chorus)
Indianas muy bien assadas,
Pinyonada y almendradas,
Lombos, elguengas ahumadas,
Porque hazen bien bever.
(chorus)
Y los novios a las novias
envien dulces y rosas
y joyas y algunas cosas
que les queden a dever.
(chorus)
credits
from Hypnotized By Youth,
released November 26, 2019
Vocals, Rivky
Instruments, Rivky
Recording, Rivky
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