Debut release by new Ladino project - Yja - 'La Sirena' - by Ana Silvera & Francesca Ter-Berg

The debut single, La Serena, from my new Ladino song project with singer-songwriter Ana Silvera is born.  Yja (Daughter) brings new light to these old romantic beautiful songs from the Judeo-Spanish tradition. Sung in Ladino, the Medieval Spanish spoken by the diaspora since the 1400s in Spain and Portugal before the were forced to disperse and become disinherited from their homes in the 1600's. These songs have stayed alive until now and we are honoured to be able to look into the archives and explore some of these treasures. 

In the sea, there is a tower
In the tower, there is a window
In the window, there is a girl
Whom all the fisherman adore

Give me your hand, my dove
So I can come up to your nest
Unlucky that you sleep alone
I am coming to sleep with you

If the sea was made of milk,
I'd become a fisherman,
I'd fish for my pain,
With little words of love.

If the sea was made of milk,
In the little cinnamon boats,
I'd drench myself entirely,
To save my flag.