Zemerl
This is a comprehensive database of information, lyrics, and sounds of Jewish, Yiddish, Hebrew, and Judeo-Spanish songs.
Dos Talesl (The Prayer Shawl)
Romanzas Sefaradies (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
Avre tu puerta serrada
La mal kazada del pastor
Tres hermanikas eran
Una pastora yo ami
Noches, noches
Kaminando por la plasa
Chichi-Bunichi
Arvoles lloran
La serena
Por la tu puerta yo pasi
Morenica
A la una yo nasi
Ay, tristura korporal
Yo menamori de un ayre
Pasharo d'ermozura
La mar esta en fortuna
Mama, yo no tengo visto
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
1997
Sefardische Romanzen II (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
Con su bien sea entenderse
Mipi el
El incendio de Salonik
En el vergel de la reina
Ay que relumbror
Canto de Seder (sung in Italy)
Durme hermozo hijico
El conde niño
Era oscuro
Arvolicos d'almendra
Morenica
Morena
Rahel
Arvoles lloran por lluvias
A la una yo naci
Mi suegra
Oh que mueve meses
Mi padre era de Francia
Burjula
Material Type:
Recordings
Cantigas Sefardies (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
La ballada del soldado
Mi suegra, la negra
Delgadita
El sueño de la hija del rey
Una matica de ruda
La historia de Zimbolucha
Minnux
18 años tengo
Pobereta muchachica
¡Bre Sarica!
El rey Nimrod
Buena semana
La caleja de Matalón
Por qué lloraj, blanca niña
¡Hija mia, mi querida!
Dame la mano, tú, palomba
Nanni
En este mundo
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
2000
Cantos antiguos y cantos nuevos(SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
La rosa enflorece
Tres hermanicas
Mama, yo no tengo visto
Diziocho anos
A la una yo naci
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
1980
Alberto Hemsi, Coplas Sefardies (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
Al ruido de una fuente
Dia de alhad
Sentada en mi ventana
Alevantex vos toronja
Una matica de ruda
Tres hermanicas
Ah! el novio no quere dinero!
Estávase la mora en su bel estar
Durme, durme, hermoso donzella
El rey por muncha madruga
Como la rosa en la güerta
Dicha me avian dicho
Arboles lloran por luvia
Torondon
Ya salió de la mar la galana!
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
2005
Sephardic Experience Through Music, The (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
Song One
Song Two
Yefe nof
Yigdal
Los bilbilicos
Yo m'enamori
Pajaro de hermosura
Adio
Morenica
Cuando el rey Nimrod
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
1995
Un pueblo y su canciones (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
Montañas altas
Ven y verás
Una noche alunar
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
1998
Jerusalén/Chicago (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
Scalerica de oro
Una hija tiene el rey
Mi sposica stá en el baño
Montañas altas
Ven y verás
"Morena" me llaman
Odeja ki anitani
Una noche alunar
Siete fijos tiene Hanna
Year Recorded: 1984 & 1988
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
1991
- A Polka Mazurka
- Niggun of the Meggid of Mezerich From the album, "The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim." This dance niggun is the seventh and last in a series of niggunim sung by Bratslav Hasidim as they dance after the Shabbat evening service on Friday night. Some have attributed the niggun to R. Dov Ber, the meggid of Mezerich.
- Kol B'ru'ei (Padua, Italy) From the album, "Italian Jewish Musical Traditions from the Leo Levi Collection (1954-1961)." The poem depicts "all creatures" singing and praising the unity of God, and was recited in the Italian rite during the daily morning prayer. This melody was sung only on Rosh Hashanah (New Year) in the Italian tradition of Padua.
- Yigdal From the album, "Judeo-Carribean Currents, Music of the Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue in Curaçao," performed by Gideon Zelermyer. The Yigdal is part of the ceremonial section of the liturgical order of Shabbat and the Holy Days in the Curaçao synagogue. It is one of the ending hymns of the service.
- Eres Chiquita y Bonita From the album, "Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle," sung by Alicia Bendayan from Tetuan. This is a song about courtship, related to the Jewish rituals that mark the events of the life cycle.
- Sweet Shalt Be My Chant From the album, "Kulmus Hanefesh," performed by Yair Harel on voice and tar, and Matti Kovler on voice and piano. A sacred hymn attributed to Rabbi Yehuda ha-Chasid, this is a Chabad tune with a near-Eastern arrangement.
- Lyr II From the album, "The Music of the Mountain Jews." Lyr is a genre found among all Turkish peoples, consisting of long, complex compositions usually comprised of three parts.
- Gilu ha-Galilim (Rejoice Galileans) From the album, "Nights in Canaan, Early Songs of the Land of Israel (1882-1946)." This is a Second Aliyah (1904-1914) song which became an integral part of the historical repertoire of Hebrew song. Both native-born and newly arrived pioneers sang this song in all circumstances.
- Saperi Tama From the album, "With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen." This is a girdle poem by Se'adia ben Amram. Saperi Tama is sung to many melodies and is one of Yemenite Jewry's most common poems.