"La Serena"
Si la mar era de leche
Los barquitos de canela
Yo me mancharia entera
Por salvar la mi bandiera.
Si la mar era de leche
Yo me haria un pexcador
Pexcaria las mis dolores
Con palavricas d'amor.
En la mar hay una torre
En la torre hay una ventana
En la venana hay una hija
Que a los marineros ama.
Dame la mano tu Palomba
Para suvir a tu nido
Maldicha que durmes sola
Vengo a durmir contigo.
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"Calm"
If the sea was milk
the boats of cinnamon,
I would quite dip in
to save my banner.
If the sea was milk,
I would be a fisherman,
I would fish for my sorrows
with words of love.
In the sea is a tower,
in the tower is a window,
in he window is a girl
that loves sailors.
Give me your hand, my dove,
to come up to your nest.
Unlucky are you that sleep alone,
I am coming to sleep with you.
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By Ensemble Accentus, directed by Thomas Wimmer.
One of my favourite songs from the Sephardic Romances :)
EnchantinglyHaunted 10 months ago