Thank you all for your interest and help. I might have guessed you would come to my rescue. Alice, thank you in particular. I was aware of the origins of Ladino, that is why I required a translation of those parts of the song which were not in that language. It is particularly enlightening to know the background and "travel" of the song. The melody I have is the Arabic / Bedouin one you refer to. It is really nice. I will cetrtainly follow the advice of all of you. However, let not that put you off sending me any more info that comes your collective way. Annraoi