Archive Tape Name: 62-47a 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 A, recorded on 1962-09-12, whose digital audio file is named 62-47a. 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 62-47a-1. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47a-2. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47a-3. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47a-4. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47a-5. Moisés Benadiba Informant identified as inf1 in 62-47a-6.

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1962-09-12 Tangier
62-47a-1 Karen L. Olson Supervised the editing of all transcriptions. Editor/Transcriber Dolores Miralles Alberola Editor/Transcriber Dolores Miralles Alberola --> 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: Conde Niño comentario inf1 Empieso. canción. inf1 Y estando'l conde Berzhico mañanita de San Juan, y a dar agua a sus cabayos y en oriyas de la mar. Mientra[s] los cabayos beben, el conde dizze un cantar. Puertas que estaban serradas se abren de par en par. Hombres que están por camino se vuelven a la siudad. Mujeres que están preñadas se ponían a abortar. -- Si oyís, la niña infanta, si dormís o despertáis, si oyís cómo lo canta la serena de la mar. -- Non la serena, mi madre, ni menos es su cantar. El conde Niño es, mi madre, que a mí viene a demandar. -- Si a ti demanda, la infanta, yo le mandaré a matar. -- Si le mataris, mi madre, juntos nos han de enterrar. -- La reina, con grande selo, al rey se lo fue a contar y el rey, con grande furia, le mandaría matar. Y a él le enterran en la iglesia y a eya, en su rico altar; de eya crese una toronzha, de él cresía un limonar. La reina, con grande selo, los mandaría cortar. De eya corre sangre y leche, de él corre sangre real; de eya sale una paloma, de él salía un palomar. Vola'l uno y vola'l otro y al sielo van a jusgar. cambio de tema