You are right, of course! it realised my mistake just after hitting send...
Un beshiko,
Lloica
"Bilbil" is often loosely translated as nightingale, (bulbul) from the Persian via Turkish and Arabic , becoming the diminutive in Judeo-Spanish, "bilbilicos".
I've always thought it was a pretty schmaltzy kind of song, but the tune's great; it's often used for "Tsur Mishelo akhalnu".
Judith
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