Archive Tape Name: luna08a 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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Spanish and Classics Dept. University of California at Davis Davis, CA 95616
Ballad Title Not Yet Identified canción. inf1 [.....] [ ... ] hija regalada de condes y duque[s] era demandaba. Y adoléisme, y adoléisme, mis dueñas y adoléisme. La seda y grana vestía y carsaba, ma no la Mainé eya, las sadas fuerte[s] [ no entiendo ] Y a do Mainé, y a do Mainé, mis dueñas y adoléisme. Del sielo caía al agua muy fría. Y sobre Mainé caen navaja[s] agudas. Y adoléisme y a do Mainé, mis dueñas y a do Mainé. Del sielo caía al agua menuda y sobre Mainé caen navajas agudas. Y a do Mainé, y a do Mainé, mis dueñas y adoléisme. Del sielo caía lansadas fuerte[s] y sobre Mainé caen navajadas fuertes. Y a do Mainé, y a do Mainé, mis dueñas, y a do Mainé. conversación Samuel G. Armistead ¿Eso es todo? ¿No? inf1 No, todavia queda un poquito. Todavia queda algo interesante. Cuando la ganó Mainé de las guerras. Y ahora, ganó Mainé ... canción Abríme mi madre, puertas del palasio, a ver a esta novia, si aún era donseya. Y a do Mainé, y a do Mainé, mis dueñas y adoléisme. Y hagadéis, mi madre, la cama de seda, a ver si esta novia aún era donseya. Y a do Mainé, y adoléisme, mis dueñas, y a do Mainé. Le hase la madre la cama de seda a ver si ... aún era donseya. Y a do Mainé, a do Mainé, mis dueñas y a do Mainé. A la media noche, suegra me yamaba. -- Acudí, mi suegra, con una linterna. -- Y a do Mainé, a do Mainé, mis dueñas y a do Mainé. -- Acudí[d], mi suegra con una linterna. Que Mainé se ha muerto y yo quedí sola. -- Y adoléisme, a do Mainé mis dueñas y a do Mainé Si Mainé se ha m [ se corrige ] -- No yorís mi nuera, ni hagadéis guardia. Si Mainé se ha muerto, su hermano quedará. Y adoléisme y a do Mainé, mis dueñas y a mi novio. corte de cinta