Archive Tape Name: ec127 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 Varsano II (2) 127, recorded on 1959-08-22 and finishing on 1959-08-26, whose digital audio file is named ec127. The tape was recorded in Bronx, NY. Samuel G. Armistead interviewed and taped session 1959-08-22 -- 1959-08-26 INFNAME informant

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1959-08-22 -- 1959-08-26 Bronx, NY
ec127-3 Karen L. Olson Supervised the editing of all transcriptions. Cesar Chang 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: La mujer de Arnaldos canción. inf2 La vestía la madre, su reina, envidia le tenía. Tomó su marido, en malia la metía. -- Sus hijos de Jarnaldos, [ no entiendo ] de los mis trensados que yo la y ve visto con el conde Claro y a vos la señora con el cozzinero. -- recitado. inf2 Arnaldo se hinchó de ira y saña, se fue arriba. Le dicho a la mudjer esto: --Tomá mi siñora, dal de teta al niño. Cuando [ se corrige ] -- Mira, ¿qué desmoló este lindo cuchiyo? comentario inf1 "Y tu madre, la reina", recitado -- Que tu madre, la reina, envidia me metía. Dicho: -- Tomá mi señora, dal de tet'al niño. En aqueyos desmoló este lindo cuchiyo. Y luego Arnaldos,[ no entiendo ] muy abajarico, que no se manchen shi voy luzzido. [ no entiendo ] Dizhe: -- ¡Oh co mudjer jalana! ¡Oh co mudjer cumplida! Ya la va matare, el vestido miraría. El dabo señora, ande la vezzina, en la que ma batezz esta mala ira. Después le dicho: -- Tu madre en mal me metería. -- [.....] Dicho: -- Si es verdad que se muera eya, si no que se muera la madre. -- Y que la mató la ira, las clisas [ no entiendo ] pesaron a dar. Vino jaber que la madre se murió. Dicho: -- Qué [ se repite ] -- Qué muzher buena que, [ se repite ] que la esas palabras las hizzo preldió y la mató a tu madre. -- corte de cinta