"El Rey de Francia" (Sephardic Jewish Music from Esmirna/Izmir)- Jordi Savall , Montserrat Figueras

"El Rey de Francia" - (Sephardic Music from Esmirna/Izmir, Turkey)

Jordi Savall , Montserrat Figueras

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EL REY DE FRANCIA -- (THE KING OF FRANCE)

"El rey de Francia
Tres hijas tenia
La una lavraya
La otra cuzia
La mas chica de ellas
Bastidor hazia
Lavrando lavrando
Sueno le caia

Su madre que la via
Aharvar la queria
No m'aharvex mi madre
Ni m'aharvariax
Un sueno me sonava
Bien yo alegria
-Soeno vos sonavax
Yo vo lo soltaria

M'apari a la puerta
Vide la luna entera
M'apari a la ventana
Vide a la estrella Diana
M'apari al pozo
Vide un pilar de oro
Con tres paxaricos
Picando el oro

-La luna entera
Es La tu suegra
La estrella Diana
Es la tu cunada
Los tres paxaricos
So tus cunadicos
Y el pilar de oro
El hijo del rey tu novio"

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"The king of France
Had daughters three.
The first embroidered,
The second sewed,
The youngest of them
Worked tapestry.
And stitch by stitch
She fell to slumbering.

Her mother, when she saw her thus,
Did make as if to beat her.
Do not beat me, mother.
No, do not wish to beat me.
A dream I was a-dreaming,
that filled me full of gladness.
"A dream you were a-dreaming
that I would fain unravel."

"I looked out from the door
And the full moon there I saw:
I looked out from the window
And saw the star Diana:
I looked into the well
And saw a golden pillar
With three little birds
That were pecking at the gold."

"The full moon
Is your mother-in-law
Diana's star
Your sister-in-law
The three little birds
Are your little brothers-in-law,
And the pillar of gold
is the kings son, your betrothed."




Sung in Ladino, or Judeo-Spanish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaeo-Spanish

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[panatsopa]

@prehistoricmusic Yes I know Savina. Once we play a dedication to PINK FLOYD and she saw us playing! Her voice is excellent! She is always interested in mediterranean music. And she's lovely. Thanks.

[prehistoricmusic]

@panatsopa You are correct, this is in fact a song of Asia Minor. But this is one of the many Sephardic versions that became popular among the Spanish-speaking Southern European Jews. By the way, the Greek singer Savina Yannatou also sings this song at YouTube, you can find it with the keywords "Savina Yannatou - El rey de Francia".

[Auksymore]

Canta, Monserrat, canta para los angeles y que tu voz siempre se quede en nuestros corazones .....

[misstaxiderme]

Descanse en paz y brille en los cielos

DEP Montserrat Figueras.

[octetovocalimc]

Descanse en paz Montserrat Figueras. Nos queda su voz para recordarla.