Ариадна Карягина и ансамбль Сефарад
Текст песни Una matica de ruda

Una matica de ruda
Una matica de flor
Hija mia mi querida
Dime a mi quen te la dio

Me la dio un mancevico
Que di mi s'enomoro

Hija mia mi querida
No t'eches a la perdicion
Mas vale un mal marido
Que un mancevo de amor

Mal marido, la mi madre
Un pilisco y la maldicion
Mancevo de amor, la mi madre
Una mansana y el buen limon

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A sprig of rue, a flowering sprig
My dear daughter, tell me, who gave it to you
It was given me by a lad who fell in love with me

My dear daughter, don't fall into ruin
It's better to have a bad husband than a young lover

A bad husband, mother, is a pinch and a curse
A young lover, mother, is like a (ripe) apple and a (fragrant) lemon