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Spain and Spanish America, Spanish Poetry - from all the Spanish countries, Latin America - Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, etc. Panorama poetico espanol, Ciclo de Poesia Castellana I, SMC. Two CDs. Good to fair recording. List from the Box lid is in Cobos folder, but is not in order. CD 73A: Starting with - Antologia Oral Poesia Hispanoamericana del Siglo XX, Octaviao Corvalan. 1. Enrique Gonzalez Martinez (Mexico) - Tuercele el Cuello al Cisne; 2. Enrique Banchs (Argentina) - Balbuceo; 3. Leopoldo Lugones (Argentina) - Salmo Pluvial; 4. Vicente Huidobro (Chile) - En; 5. Alfonsina Storni (Argentina) - Hombre Pequenito; 6. Gabriela Mistral (Chile) - El Ruego; 7. Cesar Vallejo (Peru) - XXVIII - Twenty Eight ; 8. Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina) - La Guitarra; 9. Pablo Neruda (Chile) - Poema 15; 10. Jaime Torres Bodet (Mexico) - Danza; 11. Luis Carlos Lopez (Colombia) - Muchachas Solteronas; 12. Carlos Sabat Ercasty (Uruguay) - XVI - Fifteen ; 13. Nicolas Guillen (Cuba) - Velorio de Papa Montero; 14. Juana de Ibarbourou (Uruguay) - Noche de Lluvia; 15. Delmira Agustini (Uruguay) - Lo Inefable; 16. Alfonso Reyes (Mexico) - Esta Necesidad; 17. Arturo Capdevila (Argentina) - En Vano; 18. Conrado Nale Roxlo (Argentina) - Lo Imprevisto; 19. Gonzalo Escudero (Ecuador) - Zoo; 20. Jorge Carrera Andrade (Ecuador) - Corte de Cebada; 21. Andres Eloy Blanco (Venezuela) - Regreso al Mar; 22. Carlos Oquendo de Amat (Peru) - Madre; 23. Xavier Abril (Peru) - Elegia a la Mujer Inventada; 24. Eugenio Florit (Cuba) - A la Mariposa Muerta; 25. Octavio Paz (Mexico) - Noche de Resurrecciones; 26. Vicente Pales Matos (Puerto Rico) - Hoy Me He Hechado a Reir; 27. Jorge Vocos Lescano (Argentina) - Soneto; 28. Eduardo Carranza (Colombia) - Domingo; 29. Jacinto Fonbona Pachano (Venezuela) - Mi America, La Dulce; 30. Salvador Novo (Mexico) - Poetry, Poesia; 31. Eugenio Florit - El Poema; Continued by Recital Poetico - De conrazon a Corazon, change in format, piece is first named and then the writer. Side two: 1. El Dia Que Me Quieras - Amado Nervo; 2. La Marcha Triunfal - Ruben Dario; 3. Farewell - Pablo Neruda; 4. Mujer - Rafael Alberti; 5. La Nacensia - Luis Chamizo; 6. Poema del Hijo - Ernesto Hoffman Lievano.

 File — Box: 8, CD: MUS 73A

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The collection consists of 591 recordings of folk songs, folklore and local histories collected by Ruben Cobos from 1944-1974 in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Also included in the collection are about 270 additional recordings of selected music - a few from New Mexico, many from Mexico and Latin America, and others from Spain, Europe and the U.S. The recordings vary in quality between good, fair, and poor. They contain both musical and spoken content. Most recordings are in Spanish, however, a few are in English. Others are Bilingual or represent the use of Spanglish.

The informants are mainly from New Mexico and Colorado, with a few from California, Texas and Mexico. The collections focuses heavily on spoken Spanish, with examples of poetry, riddles, proverbs, legends, anecdotes, folk tales, mysteries, prayers, nursery rhymes, games, jokes, language use, tricky words, tongue twisters, memories, local history and family history. The Spanish songs include alabados, entriegas for weddings and baptisms, inditas, corridos and ballads, pastores, posadas, love songs, folk dance music, etc. Traditions of Los Juanes and Los Manueles, Penitente morada practices, including women Penitentes, Holy Week songs and activities and the role of the church, santos and fiestas in the lives of the people are also included. There are also several lectures on folklore, music and culture by Cobos and other scholars, including Fray Angelico Chavez, Charles Briggs, Alfonso Ortiz, Arthur Leon Campa, Marta Weigle, Guadalupe Baca Vaughn, Anita Thomas and others. Included also are autobiographical accounts by Ruben Cobos and his wife Elvira.

Songs and stories about and for children, their health and education are included. Although the majority of the information is about Spanish and Hispanic traditions, the collection also provides some materials by and about non-Hispanics and the relationship between the races. A small amount of stories and songs relate to Apaches, Navajos, Pueblos, Mexicanos, African Americans, and Anglos (gringos).

Songs and stories by or about males show them in every walk of life, as rich and poor, old and young, as husbands, widowers, fathers, sons, relatives, compadres, friends, orphans, opponents, collaborators, kings, princes, commoners, giants, ranchers, cowboys, shepherds, farmers, woodcutters, shoemakers, vendors, railroaders, hunters, priests, doctors, teachers, politicians, attorneys, meteorologists, soldiers, witches, simpletons, gamblers, murderers, drunks, adulturers and thieves.

Recordings by and about women add value and perspective to the collection. Females are rich and poor, old and young, girl friends, lovers, adulteresses, wives, widows, mothers, comadres, church attendees, housekeepers for priests, nuns, princesses, queens, teachers, curanderas, cooks and witches. Some of the characters found in the collection are Cinderella, Genoveva de Brabanate, Goldilocks, Delgadina, La Llorona, Doña Cebolla, Dona Fortuna and the Virgin Mary, as well as San Antonio, San Pedro, Bartoldo, Don Cacahuate, Juan Charrasqueado, Pedro and Juan de Urdemalas, Ali Baba, Don Dinero, Tio Botitas and others.

The collection contains descriptions, traditions, local history and songs for New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Missouri, Kansas and Mexico. There are references to the Civil War in New Mexico, the Spanish American War, World War I and World War II. Stories tell of superstitions, supernatural, unexplained phenomenon, balls of fire and light, lightening, a comet, the sun, moon, finding treasure, ghosts, devils and magic. Additional topics include traditional food and cooking, health and home remedies. Included also are stories and references to insects, animals, birds, fish and snakes, as well as floods and storms, and automobiles and airplanes.

Dates

  • n.d. - 1976

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

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451