FLSJ: Ballad Title Don Gato

Armistead, Samuel G., with the collaboration of Selma Margaretten, Paloma Montero, and Ana Valenciano and with musical transcriptions edited by Israel J. Katz. El romancero judeo-español en el Archivo Menéndez Pidal (Catálogo-índice de romances y canciones ) 3 vols. Madrid: Catedra-Seminario Menéndez Pidal, 1977, 387; 393; 358 pp.

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Menéndez Pidal, Ramón. "Catálogo del romancero judío-español," Cultura Española, 4 (1906), 1045–1077; 5 (1907), 161–199.

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Ballad Title

Title:

Don Gato

English Title:

Mr. Cat

Alternate Title:

Assonance:

á-o

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First Line:

Estaba el señor gato / sentadito en su tejado

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Transcriptions

	Audio Filename ▼	Type	Permission	Transcription Filename	Notes
Details	reel5a	BALLAD	S	reel5a-3
Details	reel10a	BALLAD	S	reel10a-2	This is the Peninsular form. There is an "authentic" Moroccan type, sung by children imitating the adult custom of singing sad ballads on Tisha be-Ab (August)
Details	reel15a	BALLAD	S	reel15a-1	Sephardic version of Don Gato
Details	reel15a	BALLAD	S	reel15a-2	2nd informant: Salomon Nahón (no info. available). Andalusian version of Don Gato
Details	re27a	BALLAD	S	re27a-2
Details	reel15a	BALLAD	S	reel15a-1	Sephardic version of Don Gato
Details	62-42a	LYRICSONG	S	62-42a-6	MFN III, 5v. Don Gato (versión hebrea)
Details	62-42a	LYRICSONG	S	62-42a-7	MFN III, 5v. Don Gato (versión andaluza de la escuela)