Archive Tape Name: 62-47b 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 Reel 62-47, Side B, recorded on 1962-09-12, whose digital audio file is named 62-47b. The tape was recorded in Tangier. Samuel G. Armistead interviewed and taped session 1962-09-12 INFNAME informant Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47b-1. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47b-2. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47b-3. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47b-4. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47b-5. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47b-6. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47b-7. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47b-8.

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1962-09-12 Tangier
62-47b-8 Karen L. Olson Supervised the editing of all transcriptions. Nancy Tamayo Editor/Transcriber Editor/Transcriber 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: Diego León canción. inf1 Y en la siudad de Toledo y en la siudad de Granada, ahí se ha criado un mansebo que Diego León se yama. Él era alto de cuerpo, morenito de su cara, delgadito de sintura, motzo criado entre damas. De una tal se namoró, de una muy rica muchacha. Se miran por una reja, también por una ventana. Y el día que no se ven no ledh aprovecha nada. Ni ledh aprovecha el pan ni el agua de la mañana. Ni ledh aprovecha el dinero con que León negosiaba. Y un día se vieron junto[s], dijo León a su dama: -- Mañana te he de pedir, no se si es cosa tzercana. -- Lo que la dama responde, lo que a León le agradara. Al otro día en la mañana, con don Pedro se encontrara. -- Don Pedro, deme a su hija; y a su hija Doña Juana. -- Mi hija no es de casar porque aún es chica y muchacha. -- Por haser burla del cazzo ... fin de cinta