Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco
- Album ID:
- V-009(d)
- Format:
- Audio CD
- Publisher:
- Titanic Records Ti-189
- Date of issuance:
- 1990
- Liner notes:
- Photgraph of group, Voice of the Turtle; Notes giving background -
(background notes by Judith Wachs), sources, texts (Commentary by -
Dr. Susana Weich-Shahak).
- Playing time:
- 052:44
- Language:
- Ladino
- Genre:
- Ladino/Folk/Sephardic
- Where produced:
- Canada
- Comment:
- The album is subtitled "Paths of Exile, Quincentenary Series, Vol II
- Number of tracks:
- 19
Contents
Abenamar
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic
- Subject:
- Moors/Alhambra/Palaces
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28186
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Guitar:
- Burrows, Derek
- Violin:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- 'Ud:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Vocal/Artistic Director:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Abenamar, Abenamar/ moro de la moreria,/ el dia que tu naciste/
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Abenamar, Abenamar,/ Moor of the Moorish quarter/ on the day of your birth/
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 03:37
Un Capitan Sevillano
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic
- Subject:
- Warrior Maiden/Daughters/War/Soldiers/Love
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28187
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Guitar:
- Burrows, Derek
- Vocal:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Cornetto:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Artistic Director/Naquqara:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Un capitan sevillano/ siete hijas le dio Dios/ y tuvo la mala suerte/
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- A captain from Seville/ seven daughters given by God/ and had the bad luck/
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk/Dramatically
- Length:
- 04:21
Estaba Senor Don Gato
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic/Children
- Subject:
- Tom Cat/Death/Female Cat
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28188
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Guitar:
- Burrows, Derek
- Flute:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Artistic Director/Percussion:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Estaba Senor Don Gato,/ sentadito en su tejado ay ay ay,/ sentadito en su...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Mr cat was seated on the roof, ay ay ay, with one hand on his waist/
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 01:43
Don Bueso Y Su Hermana
- Also known as:
- Una Tarde De Verano
- Genre:
- Ladino/Romance/Sephardic
- Subject:
- Captives/Prisoners/Sister/Moors
- Origin:
- Alb J-024(a)/CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28172
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Guitar:
- Burrows, Derek
- Vocal:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Guitar:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Artistic Director:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Una tarde de varano, pase por la moreria, Y vi a una mora, lavando
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "Una tarde de varano"
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Spanish/Folk
- Length:
- 03:26
Las Flores
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Holiday
- Subject:
- Flowers/Tu Bishvat/Praise
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28173
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Vocal:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Artistic Director:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Alabar quiero al Dios/ que es grande de loores/ que crio para el hombre
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- I wish to praise God/ who is full of praise/ who created for people/many...
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Chant/Folk
- Length:
- 03:18
Levantisme Madre
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Wedding
- Subject:
- Husband/Carpenter/Bride/Bedding/Sexual Allusions/Locks/Keys
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28174
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Burrows, Derek
- Rebec/Flute:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Percussion:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Artistic Director/Flute/Percussion:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Levantisme, madre, lunes de manana;/ fuerame al mercado y como alboreaba,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Wake me mother, Monday morning/ I would go to market at dawn/
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 03:54
Mi Nuera
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Wedding/Sephardic
- Subject:
- Bride/Mother-In-Law/Fidelity
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28175
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Percussion:
- Burrows, Derek
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Artistic Director/Percussion:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Mi nuea, mi nuera/ mi nuera garrida,/ tejeri(s) las cintas/ di nuestras...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- My daughter-in-law/ beautiful dauhgter in law/ embroider the waists of our...
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 01:22
Esta Rakhel La Estimoza
- Also known as:
- Esta Rahel Lastimosa
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccan/Sephardic/
- Subject:
- Fidelity/Marriage/Wife
- Origin:
- Alb E-15(c)/CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28177
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Medieval Spanish Bagpipe/Flute:
- Burrows, Derek
- Vocal/Flute:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Vocal:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Artistic Director/Flute:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Esta rahel lastimoza/ lastima que Dio la dio,/ siendo mujer de quien era/
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Esta Rahel lastimosa"
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 02:55
La Novia Se Banaba
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic/
- Subject:
- Bride/Old Women
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28178
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Percussion:
- Burrows, Derek
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Percussion:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Artistic Director/Percussion:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- La novia se banaga,/ los novios se alegaban, banabase. Lo que merecen las...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- The bride bathes/ the suitors rejoice/ she bathed herself. What brides deserve
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 01:23
Mose Salio De Misrayim
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic/
- Subject:
- Moses/Jethro/Pharoah/Exodus
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28179
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Guitar:
- Burrows, Derek
- Violin:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Psaltry/Tenor Chalumeau:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Vocal/Artistic Director:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Mose salio di misrayim/ huyendo del rey par'o/ fuese derecho a midian/
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Moses went out of Egypt/ fleeing from King Pharoah/ and went straight to...
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 05:07
Mose Mose Mose
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic/Biblical
- Subject:
- Moses/Miriam/Rescue/Pharoah's Daughter
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28180
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Rebeck:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Vocal/Artistic Director/Strumstic:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Mose, Mose, Mose,/ nuestro Rabenu Mose/ Voy a contar un maaseh/ de nuestro...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Moses, Moses, Moses/ our teacher Moses/ I will tgell of the deeds/ of our..
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 01:50
Un Cabrito
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic/Passover/Holiday
- Subject:
- Had Gadya/Kid/Goat/
- Song comment:
- Translation of Chad Gadya - Is this same as "Un Cavritico"?
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28181
- Vocal:
- Burrows, Derek
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Y un cabrito y un cabrito/ que compro mi padre dor dos ochitos Y vino el...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- One kid, on kid which my father bought for two small coins (pieces of eight)
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk/Chant/Acapello
- Length:
- 01:49
Diego Leon
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic/Love
- Subject:
- Courtship/Father/Romance
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28182
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Guitar:
- Burrows, Derek
- Harp:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Vocal:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Flute/Artistic Director:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- En la civdad de Toledo/ y en la civdad de Grenada/ alli se criara unmancevo/
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- In the city of Toledo/ and in the city of Granada/ there a young manwas reared
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 03:12
Eres Chiquita
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic
- Subject:
- Courtship/Rejection
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28183
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Vocal:
- Burrows, Derek
- Rebec:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Eres chiquita y bonita/ y eres como yo te quiero/ y eres campanita de oro/
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- You are small and beautiful;/ you are what I love;/ you are a bell of gold/
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 02:20
Matesha Matesha
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic
- Subject:
- Courtship/Swing
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28184
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Vocal:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Vocal/Artistic Director:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Matesha, matesha/ atini mujuna/ vaso de oro/ lleno de tisoro/ vaso de plata/
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- A swing, a swing/ give me a cent/ a golden glass /full of treasure/ a silver..
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk/Acapella
- Length:
- 00:25
Viva Orduena
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic
- Subject:
- Farming/Dance
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28185
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Percusion:
- Burrows, Derek
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Vocal/Artistic Director/Percussion:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Viva Orduena lo afesha en su arenal/ y asi lo afecha viva Orduena./
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Long live Orduena, sifting (sowing, planting, harvesting, gathering)her field/
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 01:55
Estando Padre Cura
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic/Humorous
- Subject:
- Priest/Frog/Pregnancy/Child
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28176
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Percussion:
- Burrows, Derek
- Percussion:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Artistic Director/Percussion:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Estgando el padre cura/ malito en la cama,/ A la media noche/ Ilamo a la...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Once there was a priest/ sick in bed, In the middle of the night he called...
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 01:35
Y Estas Casas Altas Son
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic
- Subject:
- Wedding/Dowry/Love
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28189
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Flute:
- Burrows, Derek
- Vocal/Kamanja:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Vocal/Dumbek:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Artistic Director/Bombard/Flute:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- First line:
- Y estas casas altas son,/ para bodas buenas son./ Y estas casas son de pino./
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- These houses are so tall/ good for weddings/ and those houses are of pine/
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 03:43
Wedding Suite
- Genre:
- Folk/Spanish/Moroccon/Sephardic/Medley
- Subject:
- Wedding
- Origin:
- CD V-009(d)
- Translation:
- CD V-009(d)
- On album:
- V-009(d) (Voice of the Turtle/ Bridges of Song/ Music of the Spanish Jews of Morocco)
- Track ID:
- 28190
- Artist:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Burrows, Derek
- Vocal/Shawm/Percussion:
- Kulbach, Lisle
- Vocal/Dumbek/Percussion:
- Rosenberg, Jay
- Vocal/Artistic Director/Percussion:
- Wachs, Judith
- Arranger:
- Voice Of The Turtle
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Text and Transliteration of these songs are in the liner notes.
- Language:
- Ladino
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 04:49