Gracia from Gracia by Sarah Aroeste
An original Ladino song inspired by the amazing 15th century Sephardic heroine, Dona Gracia Mendes. This is the title track off my new album, Gracia. A song about the amazing work women do in the world, with a spoken-word cameo by Gloria Steinem.
Tracklist
| 1. | Gracia | 3:41 |
Lyrics
LADINO:
Tu mos das gracia
Tu mos das vida
Tu mos das esperanza
Tu mos das bravura
Tu mos das fuersa
Tu mos das feuzia
Tu mos das dicha
Tu mos das boz
Tu mos das enspirasyon
Tu mos das estima
Tu mos das valor
Tu mos das admirasion
Koro:
Por que ti tenemos
Onor, pleto, effeto;
Por que ti soportamos
Con poder, altas, respekto
Unos tienen las echas, otras la fama—
Las tienes enjuntas.
ENGLISH:
You give us grace
You give us life
You give us promise
You give us bravery
You give us strength
You give us defiance
You give us command
You give us voice
You give us inspiration
You give us esteem
You give us value
You give us admiration
Chorus:
Because of you we have the
Honor, fight, effect;
Because of you we stand with
Power, height, respect
Some have the deeds, some have the fame--
You have both and the same.
Credits
Music: Sarah Aroeste; Lyrics: Sarah Aroeste, Spoken Word: Gloria Steinem, National Women’s Political Caucus (1971); Arrangement: Shai Bachar in collaboration with Nir Graff; Lead Vocals: Sarah Aroeste; Back Vocals: Sarah Aroeste; Drums: Yuval Lion; Percussion: Samuel Torres, Rony Iwryn; Bass: Ziv Harpaz; Acoustic Guitar: Nir Graff; Electric Guitars: Oz Noy; Palmas: Lara Bello, Samuel Torres; Alto Sax: Shlomo Cohen; Keyboards & Programming: Shai Bachar
License
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
Sarah Aroeste is a singer, composer, author, and activist in the language of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), the language of her Sephardic ancestors. For two decades she has traveled the globe fusing original and 15th-century Ladino songs with her unique blend of mediterranean folk, pop and jazz.