“The king of France has three daughters. One washed, the second sewed. The youngest embroidered a tapestry, and working stitch by stitch, she fell into a dream. “I dreamed a dream so fine.” “A dream you dreamed? I will tell you what it means.”
“I looked out the door and saw the full moon. I looked out the window and saw the star of Diana. I looked into the well and saw a golden pillar with three little birds pecking at the gold.” “The full moon is your mother-in-law. Diana’s star is your sister-in-law. The three birds are your little brothers-in-law. The pillar of gold is your husband-to-be, the king’s son.”
Sephardic (from Smyrna) Traditional. Sung in Ladino El Rey de Francia Tres hijas tenia La una labrava La otra cuzia La mas chica de eyas Bastidor hazia Labrando, labrando Sueño le caia Su madre que la via Aharrvar la queria No me aharrvesh mi madre Ni me ahavariash Un sueño be soñaba Bien y algria Sueño vos soñabash Yo vo la soltaria La luna entera Es la tu suegra La estreya Diana Es la tu coñaba Los tres pasharicos Son tus coñadicos Y el pilar de oro El hijo del rey tu novio
“The king of France has three daughters. One washed, the second sewed. The youngest embroidered a tapestry, and working stitch by stitch, she fell into a dream. “I dreamed a dream so fine.” “A dream you dreamed? I will tell you what it means.”
“I looked out the door and saw the full moon. I looked out the window and saw the star of Diana. I looked into the well and saw a golden pillar with three little birds pecking at the gold.” “The full moon is your mother-in-law. Diana’s star is your sister-in-law. The three birds are your little brothers-in-law. The pillar of gold is your husband-to-be, the king’s son.”
Sephardic (from Smyrna) Traditional. Sung in Ladino
El Rey de Francia
Tres hijas tenia
La una labrava
La otra cuzia
La mas chica de eyas
Bastidor hazia
Labrando, labrando
Sueño le caia
Su madre que la via
Aharrvar la queria
No me aharrvesh mi madre
Ni me ahavariash
Un sueño be soñaba
Bien y algria
Sueño vos soñabash
Yo vo la soltaria
La luna entera
Es la tu suegra
La estreya Diana
Es la tu coñaba
Los tres pasharicos
Son tus coñadicos
Y el pilar de oro
El hijo del rey tu novio