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Re: Shekhahoret / Morenica
- From: Robert Cohen <rlcm17...>
- Subject: Re: Shekhahoret / Morenica
- Date: Fri 25 Jan 2002 14.56 (GMT)
Available on a recording?
Thanks--
Robert Cohen
>The great Victoria Hazan sang a similar text to what Judith has written
>here, with two additional verses. Victoria's version is chock full of the
>the microtones and rhythmic subtitles that Judith makes reference to (which
>I, and I am sure Judith too, believe are so essential to the singing of
>this music!)
>
>
> > Refrain:
> > Morenica, grasiozika sos,
> > tu morena y yo grasiozo, y ozhos pretos tu.
> > (or instead of "ozhos pretos tu", substitute "mavramatio mou", in Greek)
>
>I've heard the Greek sung as mavromatia mou, and not mavramatio mou. It
>translates literally as my dark eyes, or more accurately as my dark-eyed
>one.
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- Re: Shekhahoret / Morenica,
Robert Cohen