la rosa enflorese

[Judith R Cohen <judithc...>]

hi, Loica's translation's pretty good except "paloma" (or palomba) is
"dove". 

"Bilbil" is often loosely translated as nightingale, (bulbul) from the
Persian via Turkish and Arabic , becoming the diminutive in
Judeo-Spanish, "bilbilicos".

I've always thought it was a pretty schmaltzy kind of song, but the
tune's great; it's often used for "Tsur Mishelo akhalnu".

Judith

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