Komo la roza

from Ofri Eliaz:Ya salio de la mar-Ladino songs by Ofri Eliaz

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WHAT IS LADINO MUSIC?

In 1492 the Jews were expelled from Spain. They were forced to leave without their belongings, but they carried with them their heritage, their language (a dialect of Spanish called Ladino) and their love of music to their new homes. For centuries, the heartfelt and melodic music of the Sephardic Jews accompanied them all in the nations they settled, from North Africa to Balkans to Turkey, Greece, Italy and America to present-day in Israel. Those diverse influences are evidenced in their culture and music.

lyrics

Komo la roza en la guerta
I las flores sin avrir
Ansi es una donzeya
A las oras del murir.

Tristes oras en el dia
Ke hazina ya kayo
Komo la reyna en su lecho
Ya cayo, se dezmayo.

Like the rose in the garden
And flowers that haven't bloomed
Is a beautiful young girl
At the moment of her death.

It was a sad time that day
When she was taken sick.
Like a queen on her bed
She fell ill and fainted away.