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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Durme Durme canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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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