A sprig of rue
(german translation)
(ladino original)

A sprig of rue,
a flowering sprig,
a young man gave it to me.
He has fallen in love with me.
A young man gave it to me.
He has fallen in love with me.

My dear daughter,
do not fall into disgrace.
 It is better to have a bad husband
than a young lover.
It is better to have a bad husband
than a young lover.


 A bad husband, my mother,
is a pinch and a curse.
A young lover, my mother,
is like an apple and a lemon.
A new lover, my mother,
is like an apple and a lemon.


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