Los Guisados De La Berenjena [English translation]

There's seven different ways

to cook an eggplant,

the first one to make it

is Elena's grandmother,

she cuts it into small pieces1

and serves it for supper.

They call this meal:

a dish of eggplant.

My uncle Cerasi,

likes to drink wine,

lots of wine, wine, wine

with a lot of wine he feels fine.

The second one to make it

is the wife of the Shamma

she hollows it and fills it

with herbs, and lots of rice

they call this meal:

a dish of dolma2.

The third one to make it

is my cousin Esther di Chioti

she hollows it from inside

fills it with lots of rice

this meal is called:

a dish of almondrote3

The alburnia4 is delicious

in both color and smell,

come, we'll prepare supper

we'll enjoy it together,

before the worm comes

and takes the flavor away.

The maljasana salad5,

is thick and delicious,

my neighbor prepares it

with a lot of olive oil,

these dishes are eaten

with remainders of hen.

On the tables of the feasts

the jandrajo6 always shines

we make little cakes;

they shine in their plates,

waiting to be served

with hard boiled eggs.

The seven one to make it

is the best and delicious way

it's prepared by Filisti, my neighbor's daughter

she puts it in the oven, in an open dish

with oil and pepper and they call it: a meyina7.

1. lit. 'a little mouthful2. a family of stuffed vegetable dishes common in the Middle East and surrounding regions including the Balkans, the Caucasus, Russia and Central Asia. Common vegetables to stuff include tomato, pepper, onion, zucchini, eggplant, and garlic. The stuffing may or may not include meat. [reference]3. a sauce made mainly with oil, garlic, grated cheese and other ingredients depending on the season, region and tastes of the cook. The origin of the sauce is from Sephardic cuisine that was consistently used in Spanish cuisine until the seventeenth century. [Translated from the Spanish wiki page here]4. eggplant fried in tomato sauce.5. from Sephardic cuisine.6. little pastries made from eggplant.7. the eggplant is baked instead of fried along with peppers.

• Artist:Aman Aman
• Album:Música I Cants Sefardis D'Orient I Occident