Azam Ali- El Rey de Francia

Song: "El Rey de Francia"
Artist: Azam Ali
Album: Portals of Grace
Year: 2002

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[psofic]

Language is Spanish , original song is Asian Minor Greek , interpretation is Sepharadic Jewish, Artist is from Iran

It is a small world isn't it ?

[AJMusicgirl]

@oughterard87 She is from Iran, but she also spent a good portion of her life living in India. She now lives in California, AFAIK.

[sonialvarez1957]

@psofic NO, not a song from Asia minor but from Jewish Spain (Sephardic song)

[sonialvarez1957]

@stcazares No, Langue D'oc is different. You could say that Catalá and Valenciano are related to Langue d'oc but not Castillian

[sonialvarez1957]

@Neukhal It is OLD Spanish or better said, Castillian -where modern Spanish originates.

[sonialvarez1957]

This song is from Sephardic Spain. As I looked up,Ladino became such AFTER the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492. Before the expulsion, it was mainly the language from the regions- gallego in Galicia, Catalá in Catalunya, with Jewish words interlaced. But -according to the sources I've read, the main language spoken by the Sephardic community was old Castillian, for this was the largest community.

I am not a Linguist, but I majored in languages. This particular song is in old Castillian.

[Neukhal]

@psofic It isn´t spanish!

[LoopzAndAcid]

@Aepullo68 actually it is a sephardic song from Smyrna, I bring to your attention a historical fact "after the fall of Granada an Edict of Expulsion was issued against the Jews of Spain by Ferdinand and Isabella (March 31, 1492)",there are many books written on this subject,so if you are interested just look it up yourself.A number of these jews moved to smyrna and other areas of the eastern Mediterranean. Btw I am a Greek from Smyrna and one of my mates is a sephardic jew,he's name is Zakino

[nwaiting2yahoo]

Language is I think Provancal Pronouunced Provansial Provance the home of meeting of cutures Spanish Arab or go with the gentleman below Ladino. Askanasik comonality is Yiddish. Sephardic's comonality is Ladino .I know fFrench and a little Spanish. Go with Ladino.Ladino and Provancal are related like French and italian . I cant tell for sure. The accent messes it for me.