Izmir

Speaker's community of origin:

Ḥalab, Izmir

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Adina Cohen (of De Picciotto)

Year of recording:

1983

Translation:

Moshe Giora Elimelech

They call me "dark one"

I was born white

The summer sun made me thus

Dark one, you are graceful,

Dark and graceful, with dark eyes

The lyrics and translation are taken from a website of Jewish folk songs: http://www.jewishfolksongs.com/en/morenica

Transcription:

Morenica

Morenica a mi me llaman

- yo blanca nací

el sol del enverano

a mi m'hizo ansí

Morenica, grociosica sos

morenica y graciosica

y mavra matiamu

Trancription and traslation: http://www.jewishfolksongs.com/he/morenica-he

I Want to Go, My Mother – Ir Me Quero La Mi Madre

To my mother, Klara daughter of Rashel and Baruch Balio

Name of speaker:

Klara De Picciotto (of Balio)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

68

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Adina Cohen (of De Picciotto)

Year of recording:

1983

From the High Seas – De Las Altas Marres

To my mother, Klara daughter of Rashel and Baruch Balio

Name of speaker:

Klara De Picciotto (of Balio)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

68

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Adina Cohen (of De Picciotto)

Year of recording:

1983

White Roses, Flower Bouquets – Blancas de Rosas Ramas de Flores

To my mother, Klara daughter of Rashel and Baruch Balio

Name of speaker:

Klara De Picciotto (of Balio)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

68

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Adina Cohen (of De Picciotto)

Year of recording:

1983

Sleep My Darling – Durme Te Mi Alma

To my mother, Klara daughter of Rashel and Baruch Balio

Name of speaker:

Klara De Picciotto (of Balio)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

68

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Adina Cohen (of De Picciotto)

Year of recording:

1983

The Tree - Arvolero

To my mother, Klara daughter of Rashel and Baruch Balio

Name of speaker:

Klara De Picciotto (of Balio)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

68

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Adina Cohen (of De Picciotto)

Year of recording:

1983

The Golden Pillar - El Pilar de Oro

To my mother, Klara daughter of Rashel and Baruch Balio

Name of speaker:

Klara De Picciotto (of Balio)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

68

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Ḥalab, Izmir

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Adina Cohen (of De Picciotto)

Year of recording:

1983

The First Beloved - El Primer Namorado

To my mother, Klara daughter of Rashel and Baruch Balio

Name of speaker:

Klara De Picciotto (of Balio)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

68

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Adina Cohen (of De Picciotto)

Year of recording:

1983

The King's Son (Ijo del Rey)

To my mother, Klara daughter of Rashel and Baruch Balio

Name of speaker:

Klara De Picciotto (of Balio)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

68

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Adina Cohen (of De Picciotto)

Year of recording:

1983

At The Sunrise Café – En el Caffe de Almanecer

To my mother, Klara daughter of Rashel and Baruch Balio

Name of speaker:

Klara De Picciotto (of Balio)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

68

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics: