Durme Durme

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"Durme Durme" is a traditional Sephardic lullaby, sung in Ladino, that has become one of the best-known songs in the Sephardic Jewish musical repertoire.

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Durme Durme canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sephardic lullaby
folk song
lullaby
traditional song
associatedWith Jewish folk music
Sephardi Jews
surface form: Sephardic Jews

Sephardi Jews
surface form: Sephardic diaspora
culturalSignificance representative Ladino lullaby
symbol of Sephardic heritage
culturalTradition Sephardic Jewish
documentation appears in collections of Sephardic songs
included in Ladino songbooks
genre Sephardic folk music
lullaby
language Ladino (Judeo-Spanish)
surface form: Judeo-Spanish

Ladino
lyricTheme blessing the child
comfort and protection
mother-child relationship
sleep
medium voice and simple accompaniment
musicalRepertoire Sephardic Jewish musical repertoire
notableFeature one of the best-known Sephardic songs
sung in Ladino language
widely performed in Sephardic repertoire
origin Sephardic communities of the Mediterranean
performanceContext Sephardic cultural events
family and domestic settings
lullaby for children
performedBy Jewish world music artists
Sephardic folk singers
choral ensembles specializing in Jewish music
preservation collected in Sephardic song anthologies
transmitted orally across generations
region Balkans
Eastern Mediterranean
Sephardi Jews
surface form: Ottoman Sephardic communities
religiousContext Judaism
status well-known Sephardic lullaby
subjectMatter expressions of maternal love
putting a child to sleep
timePeriod traditional, pre-20th century origins
tradition oral tradition
usedIn concert performances of Sephardic music
educational programs about Ladino culture
recordings of Jewish world music
vocalType song for voice

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Sephardic music hasNotableSong Durme Durme