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Kaliforniako miseriak [Bertsoa] / Juan Aniotzbehere
Kaliforniako miseriak [Bertsoa] / Juan Aniotzbehere
Dokumentu-mota:
Hemeroteka (Aldizkari eta Egunkariak)
Argitalpenaren izenburua:
[Aldizkaria] Argitalpen data:
1894-07-07
Localization:
XDZ - Xenpelar Dokumentazio Zentroa
THE MISERIES OF CALIFORNIA
1. It is the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety four
I was told to compose a few stanzas
right away I will identify the name of the subject
for it is pitiful what is hapenning in this case.
2. In these past twenty-five years I have been living in California
and I have yet to see another year like that
Bettiri Sants has become our boss
everywhere whenever I can I am running away from him.
3. In March I began running after my sheep
because I could see that things were not going right
it had been a while that I was not getting out of the ranch
but the present year I was forced to do so.
4. The place where my sheep graze is called Rancho Gabilan (Sparrohawk Ranch)
getting around in the surrounding mountains is not easy task
there is plenty of water in all the creeks if I want to drink it
but I cannot say that I suffer from thirst.
5. My brother Juan Flaco has been on Santa Cruz mountains
wanting to rent pasture by those places
I heard they asked him for eleven hundred pesos for seven hundred acres
only if he was to pay for it in gold.
6. He thought it over and decided to head for the Sierra Nevada
since he was forced to take some action
if he had remained where he was, alas, it would have been his loss
later he figured well his situation.
7. I saw my accomplice Domingo Amestoy in Salinas
he was among his sheep and thinking
he was feeling happy because business was going well
too bad such a year has come upon us all of the sudden.
8. He told me that he was headed toward Sacramento
to become acquainted with the area, taking his stock along
in case someone might offer to buy the sheep
that he would try to sell at a good price.
9. The sheepherder's life now-a-days is pitiful
they cannot make any money not even to cover their costs
I hope that there won't be another year like this one
God in Heaven will take pity on us.
10. The farmers, too, if they had enough seed to sow
they might have some hope to make some profit somewhere
many do not have pasture nor seed for the following year
so they can continue farming.
11. In my ranch I had a thousand acres sown
after I made a deal with my sowers
but fate was cruel for all of us
thus we are all stuck half broke.
12. Mister Bettiri Sants has become a powerful fellow
for that reason we must show him the respect he deserves
but if he was stuck inside a sack
I could find a place to put it.
13. These verses were composed regarding the miserable life
to tell you that we live in the area of Monterey
and that people lately are pretty depressed
I wish I knew what wil happen at the end.
14. The author of these stanzas is Juan Gordo, native of Sara
still one must try to make a fortune in California
if the future holds no better years than the present
he will remain like before.
Iturria: http://www.oocities.org/heartland/prairie/7370/californ-us.htm
Kaliforniako miseriak [Bertsoa] / Juan Aniotzbehere
Dokumentu-mota:
Hemeroteka (Aldizkari eta Egunkariak)
Argitalpenaren izenburua:
[Aldizkaria] Argitalpen data:
1894-07-07
Localization:
XDZ - Xenpelar Dokumentazio Zentroa
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