Sephardic Arabic songs Amanda Powell, Apollos Fire (3, 9)

0:01 Lamma bada yatathana ( When my beloved begins to sway ) traditional Arab, Andalusian mwasha, arranged by Jeannette Sorrell Sung in Arabic 3:38 Nani, nani (Lullaby, the boy wants a lullaby) traditional Sephardic romance, arranged by Amanda Powell and Jeannette Sorrell Sung in Ladino Amanda Powell, soprano with APOLLO S FIRE, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra Jeannette Sorrell, Artistic Director, conductor Performed November 19, 2016 St Paul s Church, Cleveland Heights, OH LAMMA BADA: When he begins to sway My beloved, the beautiful one, attracts me. He commands us with a look, Surrender When I glimpse my beloveds beauty, I surrender to my destiny and confusion. In my suffering for love, Who can understand my lamenting, Except the king of beauty NANI, NANI Lullaby, lullaby, The boy wants a lullaby. The mothers son, Who is small but will grow. Ah, go to sleep, my sweetest