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Chika Morena

from Gracia by Sarah Aroeste

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An original Ladino song I wrote about the "morena" -- the gypsy girl wandering the world in search of returning home.

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LADINO:
So la chika morena
La de kaveyos largos
La de los ojos duros
Ama de korason kontente.
Tengo mas de mil anyos
He traversado mares i frontieras
Un dia tornaré a mi tierra
Ke el kalor de mi madre me aspera

Koro:
Morena me llaman
Blanca yo naci
De pasear galana
Mi color perdi

So la chika morena
A los reyes he sigido
Suvido eskaleras de oro
Kazado kon el mundo i bivido
Bezado los pies de mis hijos
I las manos de mis ermanos
Sigiendo la boz de mis padres
A topar la guerta de mi madre

ENGLISH:
I am the dark beauty
The one with the long hair
And the strong eyes
But with a happy heart.
I have lived more than 1000 years
I have crossed seas and borders
One day I will return to my land
Where the warmth of my mother awaits me.

Chorus:
They call me the dark beauty
But I was born quite fair
Parading about
I have lost my color

I am the dark beauty
Who has abided by many kings
Climbed ladders of gold
Married into the world and lived.
I have kissed the feet of my children
And the hands of my brothers
I am following the voices of my ancestors
To return to the garden of my mother.

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from Gracia, released May 22, 2012
Music: Roberto Rodriguez; Lyrics: Sarah Aroeste; Poetry: Marc Kakon; Arrangement: Shai Bachar; Lead Vocals: Sarah Aroeste; Back Vocals: Sarah Aroeste, Marc Kakon; Spoken Word: Marc Kakon; Percussion: Rony Iwryn; Bass: Marc Kakon; Acoustic Guitar: Marc Kakon; Electric Guitars: Marc Kakon; Oud: Amos Hoffman; Piano: Shai Bachar; Strings: Lea Gadaev Ensemble; String Arrangements: Shai Bachar; 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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