Karbasi sings in Ladino, Spanish, Hebrew, and - on rarer occasions - English. She is directly descended from both Moroccan and Persian Jews, and is a fan of Flamenco, which provides a strong flavour throughout all her songs. Her early musical performances were with Pena Flamenca in Jerusalem, and her mother played Moroccan piyyutim (liturgical poems) and sang Andalucian Jewish ballads at their home. She continues to be a constant influence on her daughter.
Karbasi's group performed at their first WOMAD festival at Charlton Park in 2007, and BBC Radio 3 World Routes immediately broadcast three of their songs.
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Roza
Mor Karbasi Lyrics
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Ke atrayente es tu korola
Todo el mundo te sunriye
Dinguno no se arta
De admirar tu ermozura
Ma eyos no veran ke tus ojas komo kuna
Arrekojen adientro de si lagrimas de luvia
Ver i saver ke tienes punchones
Tan dulce es tu golor mesklandose a la luvia
Todos se arrekojen a tu derredor
Ke ermoza es tu florzon
Komo un aventador de papiyones
Deskuvre rosa tus lavios maraviyozos
Ma eskonde tus flechas
The lyrics to Mor Karbasi's song Roza describe the beauty and allure of a rose. The singer admires the flower's attractiveness and the way it attracts attention from everyone who sees it. Despite the admiration that the rose receives, the singer notes that nobody gets tired of admiring its beauty. However, the singer also acknowledges that not everyone can see the rose's tears hidden within its eyes, which represent the struggles and hardships that the flower may have endured.
The singer also mentions the sweet fragrance that the rose emits, which mixes with the rain and attracts people to it. The singer compares the rose's large petals to butterfly wings and describes it as a stunning and majestic flower. In the final few lines, the singer urges the rose to reveal its marvellous lips but to hide its arrows, which represent the rose's ability to draw people in but also its potential to cause pain.
Overall, the lyrics of Roza are a beautiful ode to the captivating beauty of the rose, acknowledging both its outward appearance and the inner struggles that may not be visible to others.
Line by Line Meaning
Ke ermoza sos tu rosa
You are a beautiful rose
Ke atrayente es tu korola
Your crown is so attractive
Todo el mundo te sunriye
Everyone smiles at you
Dinguno no se arta
No one gets tired
De admirar tu ermozura
Of admiring your beauty
Ma eyos no veran ke tus ojas komo kuna
But they won't see your eyes shedding tears like rain
Arrekojen adientro de si lagrimas de luvia
Hiding the tears inside themselves like raindrops
Ma eyos no lo veran porké no keren
But they won't see it because they don't want to
Ver i saver ke tienes punchones
To see and know that you have wounds
Tan dulce es tu golor mesklandose a la luvia
Your scent is so sweet, mixing with the rain
Todos se arrekojen a tu derredor
Everyone gathers around you
Ke ermoza es tu florzon
Your big flower is so beautiful
Komo un aventador de papiyones
Like a butterfly fan
Deskuvre rosa tus lavios maraviyozos
Uncover your marvelous lips, Rose
Ma eskonde tus flechas
But hide your arrows
Contributed by John F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.