Archive Tape Name: re17s2a 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 17s2, Side A, recorded on 1959-11-15, whose digital audio file is named re17s2a. The tape was recorded in Los Angeles. Samuel G. Armistead interviewed and taped session 1959-11-15 INFNAME informant

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1959-11-15 Los Angeles
re17s2a-1 Karen L. Olson Supervised the editing of all transcriptions. Julia Cohen Editor/Transcriber Cinthya M. Miranda 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 canción. inf1 California'zz hermozza, hermozza en cantidad. Es clara como el sol, alelumbra'l corazzón. California ezz grande de rozzas y de flores. Muchedumbre de comer, caminar y espasiar. conversación inf1 ¿Ya sabe lo que es "spasear"? Joseph H. Silverman Claro, pasear y todo eso. inf1 Sí, espasio. canción California ezz rica, ezz rica en cantidad. comentario inf1 La produsión. canción Hazzemozz aeroplanes, vaporezz de viazhear. La clima de Calefornia cura a todo'l mundo. No se pueden ir atrás que es muy hermozza siubdad. comenatario Joseph H. Silverman Muy bien. canción En Halibud hay actores, [ Hollywood ] actoresh de valutad. Eyos hazzen devertir y traer muncho moral. conversación inf1 ¿Ya sabe lo que es moral? Traen salerisio al pueblo. Los actores traen salerisio al pueblo. Joseph H. Silverman Sí, claro. canción [ repite ] y traer muncho moral. ¡Viva la Calefornia! ¡Viva la libertad y Los Ánzhelos! DJente de Calefornia, no pedrásh la [o]portonedad. Hay agora muncho ganar, gozzavos de la sivdad. ¡Viva Los Ánzhelos! ¡Viva la Calefornia y la libertad! conversación inf1 Si no hay libertad, no puedes haser nada,¿verdad? Joseph H. Silverman Muy bien corte de cinta