Archive Tape Name: 58re29a 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 58-29, recorded on 1958-08-19, whose digital audio file is named 58re29a. The tape was recorded in Los Angeles. Samuel G. Armisteadinterviewed and taped session 1958-08-19 INFNAMEinformant Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-1.Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-10.Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-11.Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-2.Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-3.Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-4.Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-5.Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-6.Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-7.Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-8.Behora CohenInformant identified as inf1 in 58re29a-9.

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 1958-08-19Los Angeles 58re29a-2 Karen L. OlsonSupervised the editing of all transcriptions. Editor/TranscriberFacundo FunesEditor/TranscriberDavid 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 recitado. inf1 [.....]abasha la Blanca y niña, encargada de oro,oro y perlería. En la su cabesayevaba una piedra bien safira, que más alelumbraba la nocheque el sol a la medio día. El moro que la veríaande el rey por piskésh se la yevaría. conversación inf1Y la reina le dishó, "Que me traís esta Blanca y niña, que rey es mansebo, de eya se enamoraría". El moro le disho, "Métela al río a lavar al sol, enshogar al aire". recitado Y cuanto más la apenabaeya más alelumbraba. conversación inf1Le disho, "¡Ah!, ¿qué me troshestes a esta Blanca y niña? Que el rey la va a ver y se va a enamorar de eya". Le disho, recitado -- Quítale el beber del claro,eya cobrará doloresy pedrerá colores. -- Cuanto más le quetaba,eya su briyo más le alelumbraba. conversación inf1La metió en el río. Por ahí pasó un cabayero que de eya se enamoraría. Le disho, "Niña, que estás aquí, ¿dime de ónde sos?" Y eya le presentó el nombre de su papá y era su hermano que pasó. Le disho, "En veneate en mi cabayo [ se corrige ] entra en mi cabayo y te yevaré". Y eya caminando por sus cayes de su mamá y vido los árboles de oliva. Y le disho, "¡Ahj! Árboles, árboles los deshé en hozhas, vos tupé en seituna[s]". Y él le disho [ se corrige ] Ya yegaron a la puerta de su mamá. Echa un grito y le disho, "Mamá, mamá, por traierte el muera, hizha te trushe". Eso que sintió su mamá de la ventana abasho se echó y se murió. conversación Samuel G. Armistead Muy bien.inf1Sí.Samuel G. Armistead La excitación. corte de cinta