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Primitivo Trujillo, Sofia McGough and Yolanda B. Paschel, recorders, 1974

 Item — Box: 3, CD: 254

Scope and Contents

Trujillo: 1974: (Beginning here, parts of this recording are similar to CD 249, and it also includes some songs from CD 248, but some of the names and titles of songs are different. This time, Trujillo comes on and announces each new part, I think the quality of the other CDs are a bit better). Jose Ignacio Baldonado, b. 1889, Bosque, NM. 85 years old. Indita de San Luis (Catholic religious song, cancion, they say that a rainbow in the sky is covered in flowers and the Virgin of Sorrows is in the middle, tell of Santa Mogollon and of San Luis of my heart, and of Santo Nino de Atocha).
Scope and Contents Trujillo, 1974: Ramona Montoya Baldonado, b. 1892, Bosque, NM. 1. Zancajosa de mi vida (song, women, why are you angry, why don't you look at me right?); 2. Cuna (lullaby, children, sleep little boy, do not cry, the angels will help you, God will bless you, rururururu).
Scope and Contents Denise Baldonado, b. 1965, Bosque, NM. Cancion (song, I promise not to hit you again, I will look for money to make you happy, women, love, abuse).
Scope and Contents Trujillo, 1974: Marianita Romero, b. 1899, Bosque. NM. Adivinanzas (riddles, the axe, the wheat).
Scope and Contents Trujillo, 1974: Reinaldo Baldonado, b. 1929, Bosque, NM. Dicho (buy cheap and buy frequent).
Scope and Contents Trujillo, 1974: Teresita Baldonaldo Zembrano, b . 1934, Bosque, NM. Cancion (love song, that afternoon, you told me you loved me with all your heart, goodbye angel, the ruler of my heart, women).
Scope and Contents Trujillo, 1974: Porfirio Padilla, b. 1904, Bosque and Albuquerque, NM. 1. Adivinanzas (long humorous riddles, one about a married couple, why does the woman cry?, another about women of the world, compares them to cats); 2. Canciones (song written by Padilla, I will grow beautiful flowers on my property, singing can make me happy or make me cry, love for a child is eternal, children, family, the clouds pass as I sing; second song about going to Chihuahua, living well, gets drunk on his way to work on Monday morning); 3. Don Cacahuate (humorous story, cuento, about him being arrested); 4. Seleccion en armonica (harmonica song, Padilla learned the song while taking care of goats, shepherd).
Scope and Contents Trujillo, 1974: Ramona Montoya Baldonado, b. 1892, Bosque, NM. (Poor recording). 1. Dichos (proverbs, better to die of love, than live jealous, better to be alive and ungrateful than dead and grateful, God, love, romance, heaven, games); 2. Canciones (ungrateful woman, freedom; second song,the beauty of your black eyes, two birds sing); 3. Virgen Pura de la Soledad (song by group of female singers, Virgin Mary, similar to CD 248, it is called Virgen Pura de la Soledad and it is sung by Ramona Baldonado of Bosque, NM, 83 years old; Josie of Albuquerque; Mrs. Cuaron of Pajarito; Mariana Romero of Albuquerque; Daisy Chavez of Bosque; Jenni Baldonado of Belen and Carmen Romero of Bosque. Pure virgin of solitude, the soul sins, holy mother, goodbye my mother, my console, my hope, my remedy); 4. Buen pastor (song, good shepherd, the redeemer, Jesus Christ); 5. Introducciones (Ramona Baldonado of Bosque, NM, 83 years old; Josie of Albuquerque; Mrs. Cuaron of Pajarito; Mariana Romero of Albuquerque; Daisy Chavez of Bosque; Jenni Baldonado of Belen and Carmen Romero of Bosque); 6. Salve, corazon abierto (save, open heart, goodbye, God of my heart, give me your blessing).
Scope and Contents McGough, 1974: Josefina Gonzalez, b. 1894, Carlsbad, NM. (Poor recording). El muerto aparecido (story, death, muerte comes, two young men, one name Aldemir Espinosa, or Adelmir?, in Tamaulipas, Mexico, are scared of an apparition, ghost story, they run into a house to hide, later, when they are hungry in the night, one goes into town for food. While the other, Espinosa, is alone, a man rings the doorbell and says that he is dead, and that he was buried under the kitchen chimney, asks them to move his bones to holy land, cemetery, and said that they would find some money. They dig him up and he was in fact, buried with a bag of money, treasure, death, muerte, funeral, burial).
Scope and Contents McGough, 1974: Carmen Perea, b. 1929, Carlsbad, NM. (Poor recording). 1. Adivinanzas (two riddles, aguacate, trigo); 2. Juegos, fragmento (children, games, baraja, checkers, discusses songs sung during children games, song with the tune of London Bridge is Falling Down but called La Vibora, about a snake).
Scope and Contents Paschel, 1974: Jose Ramon Salazar, b. 1900, Chamita, NM. 1. Los diez mandamientos (he recites a song, parody, joke about the Ten Commandments, after each one, there is a confession of the way in which he breaks that commandment for women, 1-to love God, 2-to not swear, 3-go to mass, 4-obey your parents, 5-do not kill, 6-do not steal, 7-do not commit adultery, Speaker skips 8, 9-do not desire the woman of another man, skips 10, machismo, Don Juan character); 2. Cancion (recited lyrics of a song he wrote while in a relationship, women, love song, I suffer for your love, bitter pain, you do not understand my feelings, angel of my soul, my heart).
Scope and Contents Paschel, 1974: Jose Vidal Trujillo, b. 1887, Santa Cruz, NM. Versos de Entriegas de Novios (four roses leave to the church with husband and wife and madrina and padrino, sponsors, the priest asks them if they would like to marry, they both say yes, crown for the bride, do what I ask recently married couple and listen to God, the godparents must submit the couple and give them their blessing, wedding, marriage).
Scope and Contents Paschel, 1974: Romero, probably Monclovio Romero. Versos (verses composed by Romero about a man named Vidal Trujillo and Santa Cruz, New Mexico, su pueblito, lives in a small house, illuminated by the stars and sun, a funny and grateful man, good conversation, writer of poetry. He wrote a verse when asked for by his friends, second rhyming verse, the pineapple comes from a pine tree, the pine nut comes from a pineapple, the love I have for you comes from my heart, third rhyming verse, flattery, piropo, told to a girl by Romero's friend, Jose Martinez); 2. Vidal Trujillo - more information on him (here it seems to be someone else speaking, speaker is born April 15, 1892, in Santo Nino. He relates that Vidal was born in La Madera, lived in Santa Cruz, born March 21, 1887); 3. Cuentito (short story, a Protestant preacher searched for a place to found a mission in a new town, apparently in New Mexico, boys in the street show him his way, he tells them he will show them the way to Glory, the boys remind him the exchange is not equal); 4. Rezo (prayer to Jesus and Virgin Mary, we ask that you concede our prayers and give us your blessing).
Scope and Contents Uncertain, this is Alfonso Trujillo, a different speaker, this is not Maclavio Romero. 1. Refranes de corregimiento (rhyming refrains, a tree that grows crooked will never straighten out, similar to picking up bad habits, silence and patience become prudence, important to be obedient, discipline, children, family, maximas); 2. Fabula (La mona y el nogal, fable advising not to give up one's endeavors, monkey in tough spot on the walnut tree).
Scope and Contents Paschel, 1974: Maclovio Romero, b. 1892, Santa Cruz, NM. El alfabeto de los enamorados (if a couple has a family, to raise good children read, teach them this poem, social habits, discipline (alphabet - A is for amor, love for one's country, God and law, B is for bondad, kindness, C is for candor, especially with women, D is for Dios, God who is wise and loves man, E is for estudio and application, education, F is for franquesa, openness and truth, G is for gratitud, gratefulness, H is for honor, the soul of the citizen, I is for ira, anger is for animals not humans, J is for juego, moderate fun, M is for moral standing, to treat all well, N is for naturaleza, nature, O is for oro, gold, a desire of torment, P is for pereza, purity, s, Q is for quijoteria, from Don Quijote, a vice that causes despise, R is for respect for your elders, S is for society and being social, V is for venganza, to never want revenge, Y is for yo, I should be first, Z is for celo, to have zeal in our goals. These rules, if taught will result in a happy, honorable, respected son, man, elder. Skips many letters. See Cobos notes for 254 in folder).

Dates

  • 1974

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English, Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 13 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

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