Ruben Cobos, recorder, 1949

Adolfo Castillo, b. Alameda, NM. Religious songs, most for Holy Week, Semana Santa, Penitentes. 1. Bendice Senor, la cena, en la mesa del altar (blessed be the dinner at the table of the altar, the supper of God, Jesus Christ, at the celestial court); 2. Catolico y Fiel Cristiano (alabemos al Dios puro, also called Los doce verdades del mundo, prayer in song, Christians that are faithful and Catholic, we adore the pure God, also called The twelve truths of the world, only sings the first truth - One God will always rule); 3. Madre de Dolores, Madre de tormentos (cancion, song, Mother of Sorrows, Mother of Torments, at suffering of Jesus); 4. Ven pecador (song, come sinner, and you will see a sacrificed man); 5. Estaba junto al madero de la cruz, la dolorosa (song, near the wood of the cross of Jesus, crucification); 6. El primer hombre del mundo (song, the first man of the world, sacraments, understanding, knowledge, angel); 7. Nos dio su cuerpo el senor, en la cena que tenia (song, God, Jesus Christ gave us His body as bread and blood in the form of wine, last supper); 8. Estaba orando en el huerto, todo lleno de amargura (song, Jesus was praying in the orchard, full of bitterness, he was tied, his blood ran); 9. Vamos buscando su camino (song, let us search for our path, on the path on which Jesus walked) 10. La Guadalupana, Virgen Coronada (song, for the crowned Virgin of Guadalupe, Virgin Mary); 11. Ay de los tristes gemidos (CD quality begins to worsen here, song, Oh, the sad groans, lamentations, and sighs of Jesus, at his sacred passion); 12. A tu santuario bendito (song, at your blessed sanctuary, they sang las mananitas, a birthday song); 13. Contemplemos todo (song, poor quality here, we contemplate everything, looking at the tomb, blood on the cross, the mother looked at her son); 14. Ayudar a las queridas, a sentir nuestro padre (song, beloved souls, help us to feel our father, God, Jesus of Nazareth, the heart of His Holy Mother Mary breaks) 15. Padre Jesus Nazareno (song, que quieres que haga hoy de mi?, Jesus, what do you want of me?, passion of Christ); 16. Jesucristo, me acompane y el angel de nuestra guarda (song, asks Jesus Christ to accompany us by acting as a guardian angel, beloved father, at your will, help us at the first step); 17. Santo Nino en esta propia ocasion (song, Holy child of Jesus, supplications of the poor, and the rich); 18. Venid pecadores, venid con la cruz (poor recording here, song, come sinners, come to the cross); 19. Segun la melodia de este mismo romance (song, come to adore His blood, at eight days, there was a birth, in His holy temple); 20. San Ignacio de Loyola, conquisto fraternidades (song, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, gained the brotherhood); 21. Por la orilla de un arroyo (poor recording, song, at the edge of a stream, the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared to a shepherd, a blessed miracle of God); 22. Miercoles de Ceniza, que dia tan senalado (song, Ash Wednesday is a notable day, when lent and sacrifice begins, God chose Him to sacrifice for forty days); 23. Adios Acompanamento (song at wake, velorio, funeral, deceased says goodbye to family, moving to next world, muerte, death); 24. Por la calle mas amarga, pasieron a mi Jesus (song, they took my Jesus down the most bitter path, nailed him to the cross, he was lanced, death and passion of Christ).

Lecadio Rael, b. San Antonito, NM. Mariano Leyva (cancion, fair recording, song about Mariano Leyva, Manzano, East Mountains, Sandia Mountains, San Antonito, San Antonio outlaw, bandit, New Mexico Hispanic Robin Hood, land, poor, reason, woman, brother, death, horse, Native American Indian. See also CD 250).

Napoleon Trujillo, Cuba, New Mexico, Indita de Amarante Martinez, from Ignacio, Colorado (good recording, indita, cancion, song, in the year 1926, 26 of September, died in a car accident, at Pagosa, I said goodbye to this world, hard work in life on the river, his news travelled by telephone, saddened his family, wanted a good life but found difficulty, death, muerte).

Napoleon Trujillo, Cuba, NM. Bernalillo. 1. Indita de Juan Padilla (Good recording, cancion, written by Juan Lucero, man is saying goodbye on November 28, 1903, his two girls are captured, captives, Indians, his wife had died, I hope to God my land is returned, he was crossing the San Juan River, Ignacio, Colorado, Florida River, La Plata, women, family, muerte, death).

Teresita M. Gurule, b. Alameda, NM. Indita de Pello (introduced by speaker as a humorous song, Sandia Pueblo, an Native American Indian of Huejuquilla is killed, another Indian is killed of Pojoaque. Pueblo Indians).

Domitilio Otero, Domecillo Otero, b. December 6, 1872, Valencia, NM. Ausente estaras (poor recording, cancion, decima, about a lover being absent, leaving one behind).

Don Chavez, b. Valencia, NM. (Poor recording, Deco, cancion, song about love, dreaming).

Ezequiel Candelaria, Santa Barbara, Albuquerque, NM. Decima, Una redoma de oro (cancion, a golden flask for when the bird cries, the crystal almonds, the splendor of the Virgin Mary, gave birth to the redeemer, Jesus Christ, from the flower, a treasure was born, with purity, grace, the flask was consecrated; cascabel de cobre).

Leonardo Casados, Cuba, NM. Decima (cancion, thinking of her in bed, love, romance, women, I write to her when I am away, negrita, she is my life, heaven, asks the free eagle to give her a message, I will never forget her).

Jose D. Moya, Jose de Moya, b. Canjilon, NM. Decima, Si gustas de verme muerto (cancion, song, if you would like to see me dead, I will die).

Adan Sanchez b. Cuba, NM. Decima, Una redoma de oro (cancion, a golden flask for when the bird when he cries, the crystal almonds, the splendor of the Virgen Mary, princess, gave birth to the redeemer, Jesus Christ, paternal love, trinity, with purity, grace, the flask was consecrated).

Adolfo Castillo, b. Alameda, NM. Decima, Una redoma de oro (cancion, a golden flask for when the bird when he cries, the crystal almonds, the splendor of the Virgen Mary, princess, gave birth to the redeemer from a devine flower, a treasure, with purity, grace, the flask was consecrated, His beauty, glory, with celetial happiness, paternal love).

Adolfo Castillo, b. Alameda, NM. Decima, Una redoma de oro (cancion, a golden flask, Virgin Mary, see Cobos notes for CD 262 in folder).

Presentacion Lucero, Cuba, NM. Decima, Vuelvete, esposo querido (cancion, song about a man who leaves his wife and family for a prostitute, women, adultery, prostitution. Cobos notes for 262 in folder).

Vicente Sanchez, Las Lagunitas, near Cuba, NM. La Santa Maria (cancion comica, humorous song, parody of the Hail Mary Prayer, sacrilegious. Members of gangs drinking brandy, and do not pray, bottle full of grace, drink is blessed, drunk, alcohol).

Abran Sanchez, Las Lagunitas, near Cuba, NM. Good recording. La tierra de Xauja (cancion, song about going to Tierra de Jaula, utopia, where there is a lot of work, streams of sugar and mountains of coffee and tea, trees made of tortillas, branches of atole, cornmeal, barrels of posole, hominy, let us go without wasting time, ideal place. See Cobos notes on 262 in folder).