Archive Tape Name: ec117 NA NA National Science Foundation, Digital Library Initiative Phase 2 Maurice Amado Foundation University of California at Davis Samuel G. Armistead Bruce Rosenstock NA Samuel G. Armistead Samuel G. Armistead University of California
Spanish and Classics Dept. University of California at Davis Davis, CA 95616

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This transcription is taken from Archive tape named Leah Varon I 117, recorded on 1958-12-30, whose digital audio file is named ec117. The tape was recorded in Los Angeles. Samuel G. Armistead interviewed and taped session 1958-12-30 INFNAME informant

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1958-12-30 Los Angeles
ec117-1 Karen L. Olson Supervised the editing of all transcriptions. Cesar Chang Editor/Transcriber Editor/Transcriber David Jerez --> Editor/Transcriber University of California, Shields Library Samuel G. Armistead
Spanish and Classics Dept. University of California at Davis Davis, CA 95616
Ballad Title Not Yet Identified title: ? canción. inf1 El Dio disho que bueno era mundo que hubiera. Disho a los que fuera día primero de Shabá[t]. Ahí dise: Jai,jai día primero de Shabá[t] vinec ... El dio dizho ... conversación inf1 Pero uhm, entra eh [ no recuerda ]. inf2 Bien. Samuel G. Armistead No importa, no importa. Está bien. corte de cinta canción Oh el Dio disho que bueno era mundo que [h]oviera disho a la lus que fuera. día primero de Shabá[t] comentario inf1 Ah, no puedo. canción ¡Jai, jai, jai, jai!, día primero de shabát. Ay, el pleyó do[s] luses velas para ca habe[r] nombre en eyas. El crió sielos y tierra disho a la lus que fuera. Día primero de shabát, ¡ay, jai, jai, jai! Día primero de shabát. comentario inf2 Está bien. Samuel G. Armistead Muy bien. corte de cinta: 01:54