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Avre Este Abajour Bijou

from Gracia by Sarah Aroeste

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A darker take on the traditional Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) song: two school-yard kids teasing that if one doesn't love the other, may that person never be loved by any other, and die.

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LADINO:
Avre este abajour bijou,
Avre la tu ventana;
Por ver tu cara morena
Al Dio daré mi alma.

Por la tu puerta yo pasi,
I la topi cerrada;
La llavedura yo besi
Como besar tu cara.

Si tu de mi t'olvidaras,
Tu hermozura piedras;
Ningun niño t'endeñara
En los mis brasos mueras.


ENGLISH:

Open the shade my jewel,
Open your window;
To see your dark face
I will give my soul to God.

I passed by your door,
And I found it was closed;
The keyhole I kissed
As though kissing your face.

If you forget about me,
You will lose all your beauty;
No man will ever bear you children
May you die in my arms.

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from Gracia, released May 22, 2012
Music: Traditional; Lyrics: Traditional; Arrangement: Shai Bachar in collaboration with Daniel Anglister; Lead Vocals: Sarah Aroeste; Cajon: Samuel Torres; Bass: Fima Ephrone, Acoustic Guitar: Eli Lishinsky; Electric Guitar: Eli Lishinsky; Keyboards & Programming: Shai Bachar

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Sarah Aroeste Massachusetts

Sarah Aroeste is a singer, composer, author, and activist in the language of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), the language of her Sephardic ancestors. For two decades she has traveled the globe fusing original and 15th-century Ladino songs with her unique blend of mediterranean folk, pop and jazz. ... more

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