Archive Tape Name: ec108 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 Tarica III 108, recorded on 1958-04-30 and finishing on 1958-06-30, whose digital audio file is named ec108. The tape was recorded in Los Angeles. Samuel G. Armistead interviewed and taped session 1958-04-30 -- 1958-06-30 INFNAME informant

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1958-04-30 -- 1958-06-30 Los Angeles
ec108-19 Karen L. Olson Supervised the editing of all transcriptions. 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 canción [.....] ... las, ancontrí con [u]na muzher, vive sob[r]e la facha. Su grasia era di fe [......] Sus cabeyos longos, pretos me hizzieron namorar. Mi curasón batía por no poder hablar. Por ti, por ti, mi hermozza dama, daré mi vida [e]ntera. Por ti, mi curathón, mi dama, se disaspera. No sé lo que haré y no sé lo que diré. No sé lo qu[e] hablaré y no sé lo que haré. Yo vid[e] a la muchacha suspirar entre sí, le dimandí la bazza. Me respondió así. Ordina, mi querida, si yo t[e] alcanzaré. Si es de dar mi vida, al punto la daré. A ti, por ti, por ti, mi hermosa dama, daré mi vida [e]ntera. No sé lo qui haré y no sé lo qui diré. No sé lo qu[e] hablaré no sé lo que diré. Di a la muzher cruela con rabia le dishi yo: -- Mi amigo era aquel que se murió. Muéreti, maldicha, qui ... [ se corrige ] Aquel que se murió. comentario inf1 ¿Mira cómo me olvidé? Espérate, tenlo. canción Aquel que se murió. -- Traví mi lansa duda, [e]n su pechu la [e]nfinquí. -- Muéreti, maldicha, qui por ti lo maté. -- A ti, por ti, por ti, mi hermozza dama, daré mi vida [e]ntera. Por ti, mi corasón, mi dama, se disaspera. Yo vid ... comentario inf1 ¡Ay! Ya ti dishi esta. Espérate agora, me acordaré otra. Ese era co ... fin de cinta