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
Muchachika esta en el banyo
Vestida de kolorado
Echate a la mar.
Echate a la mar i alkansa – echate a la mar.
A la mar yo bien me echava
Si la suegra lisensia me dava.
Echate a la mar.
Echate a la mar i alkansa – echate a la mar.
Ya salio de la mar la galana
Kon un vestido al i blanko – ya salio de la mar.
Entre la mar i el rio
Mos kresio un arvol de bembriyo- ya salio de la mar.
La novia ya salio del banyo
El novio ya la esta asperando- ya salio de la mar.
Entre la mar i la arena
Mos kresio un arvol de almendra- ya salio de la mar.
The young lass went into the 'Hamam'
Dressed in red.
Go into the sea and reach it. Go into the sea.
I'll go into the sea if my mother-in-law allows it.
Go into the sea and reach it. Go into the sea.
She came out of the sea as a beautiful woman
Dressed in red and white. She came out of the sea.
Between the sea and the river a quince tree sprouted.
She came out of the sea.
The bride came out of the 'Hamam', the groom already waited for her.
She came out of the sea.
Between the sea and the sand an almond tree sprouted,
She came out of the sea.
credits
from Ofri Eliaz:Ya salio de la mar-Ladino songs,
track released January 1, 2005
Words and melodies: Traditional
Musical producer: Shai Bachar
Arrangements: Shai Bachar and Ofri Eliaz
Co-producers: Ofri Eliaz and Alex Skolnick
Vocals: Ofri Eliaz
Drum set: Benny Koonievsky
Percussion: Benny Koonievsky
Bass: Emmanuel Mann
Guitars: Alex Skolnick , John La Barbera
Flute: Steve Gorn
Violin:Joe Deninzon
Keyboard: Shai Bachar
Computer programming: Shai Bachar
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