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Bendita sea tu pureza (Blessed Be the Purity) [textual transcription]

Category: In praise of the Virgin and begging her intercession Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung at wakes for the dead to beg the intercession of the Virgin... More

Bendita sea tu pureza (Blessed Be the Purity) [textual transcription]

Category: In praise of the Virgin and begging her intercession Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung at wakes for the dead to beg the intercession of the Virgin... More

Por ser mi divina luz (For Being My Divine Light) [textual transcripti...

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This hymn is primarily an exhortation to the sinner to pay homage to Our Lord and to abide by His law, especially in view... More

Salgan, salgan, salgan (Come Forth, Come Forth, Souls in Pain) [textua...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This hymn is sung at wakes for the dead. This text is from Antonito, Colorado and may differ somewhat from the Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico recordi... More

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Dulcísimo Jesús mío (My Sweetest Jesus) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Collector's notes: There are two versions of this alabado, recording #3929a2, from Manassa, Colorado, and recording #3933a1 from Cerro, New Mexico. In the Cerro version both the initial st... More

Ayudemos, almas (Let Us Help, Souls) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Collector's notes: The faithful are entreated to join the Virgin in her sufferings during the Passion. Part of the time, Mary addresses her Son and gives vent to her grief. The last two st... More

Ave María purísima (Hail, Purest Mary) [textual transcription]

Category: In praise of the Virgin and begging her intercession Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This hymn is sung at all vigils and wakes in order to invoke the aid of the Virg... More

Dios te salve, bella aurora (God Save Thee, Beautiful Dawn) [textual t...

Category: In Praise of the Virgin Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung at wakes when the dawn comes. This transcript is a combination of versions from Santa Fe... More

Escuchen atentos (Listen, Attentive Children) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado reviews, in dialogue form, the history of the Passion, with special emphasis on the sufferings of the Virgin... More

Venir, pecadores (Come, Sinners) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: Though this hymn deals at great length with the history of the Passion, its chief aim appears to be to hold up for venera... More

El mejor hombre del mundo (The Best Man in the World) [textual transcr...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: Entreating the protection of the Virgin Collector's notes: This text is from Cerritos, Colorado and may differ somewhat from the Cerro, New Mexico recor... More

El mejor hombre del mundo (The Best Man in the World) [textual transcr...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: Entreating the protection of the Virgin Collector's notes: This text is from Cerritos, Colorado and may differ somewhat from the Cerro, New Mexico recor... More

Hispano music, New Mexican Wedding Songs, Northern Rio Grande

Source: Southern Folklore Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 2 Reproduced with the permission of the University Press of Kentucky

Hispano music, New Mexican Wedding Songs, Northern Rio Grande

Source: Southern Folklore Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 2 Reproduced with the permission of the University Press of Kentucky

Hispano music, New Mexican Wedding Songs, Northern Rio Grande

Source: Southern Folklore Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 2 Reproduced with the permission of the University Press of Kentucky

Oh, dulcísimo Jesús (Oh, Sweetest Jesus) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Collector's notes: There are two versions of this alabado, recording #3929a2, from Manassa, Colorado, and recording #3933a1 from Cerro, New Mexico. In the Cerro version both the initial st... More

Ya que llenáis de favores (Since You Fill with Favors) [textual transc...

Category: In praise of the Virgin and begging her intercession Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Bendito el santo madero (Blessed the Holy Beam) [textual transcription...

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung in commemoration of the Crucifixion and in veneration of the Holy Cross. It is always sung on May 3,... More

Recording log - Public domain document scan

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Sigan con gran devoción (Follow with Great Devotion) [textual transcri...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This text is from Manassa, Colorado. Stanza 6 does not appear in the Cerro, New Mexico variant. Reproduced with the permission of Stanford Univ... More

Sigan con gran devoción (Follow with Great Devotion) [textual transcri...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This text is from Manassa, Colorado. Stanza 6 does not appear in the Cerro, New Mexico variant. Reproduced with the permission of Stanford Univ... More

Ayudemos, almas (Let Us Help, Souls) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Collector's notes: The faithful are entreated to join the Virgin in her sufferings during the Passion. Part of the time, Mary addresses her Son and gives vent to her grief. The last two st... More

Pues vuestros santos favores (Child, You Will Come to Pay) [textual tr...

Collector's notes: This alabado is sung at vigils in honor of St. Anthony. Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Ayudarme, buen Jesús (Help Me, Good Jesus) [textual transcription]

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: Sung During Holy Communion Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Hispano music, New Mexican Wedding Songs, Northern Rio Grande

Source: Southern Folklore Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 2 Reproduced with the permission of the University Press of Kentucky

Hispano music, New Mexican Wedding Songs, Northern Rio Grande

Source: Southern Folklore Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 2 Reproduced with the permission of the University Press of Kentucky

La última cena (The Last Supper) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado, usually called La última cena (The Last Supper), is sung on Holy Friday in commemoration of the events that... More

Bendito el santo madero (Blessed the Holy Beam) [textual transcription...

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung in commemoration of the Crucifixion and in veneration of the Holy Cross. It is always sung on May 3,... More

Recording log - Public domain document scan

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Considera con desvelo (Consider with a Vigil) [textual transcription]

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado may be sung at any wake or vigil. Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Escuchen atentos (Listen, Attentive Children) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado reviews, in dialogue form, the history of the Passion, with special emphasis on the sufferings of the Virgin... More

Ayudarme, buen Jesús (Help Me, Good Jesus) [textual transcription]

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: Sung During Holy Communion Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Cantemos con dulce acento (Let Us Sing with Sweet Accent) [textual tra...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: In praise of the Lord Collector's notes: #46: JBR notes that the transcription is based on collected texts from Alamosa, Antonito, and Española. Reprodu... More

Dulce esposo de mi alma (Sweet Husband of My Soul) [textual transcript...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: In praise of the Lord Collector's notes: This alabado is usually sung during Holy Communion and at wakes for the dead. This transcription derives from t... More

Hispano music, New Mexican Wedding Songs, Northern Rio Grande

Source: Southern Folklore Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 2 Reproduced with the permission of the University Press of Kentucky

Hispano music, New Mexican Wedding Songs, Northern Rio Grande

Source: Southern Folklore Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 2 Reproduced with the permission of the University Press of Kentucky

Padre Jesús Nazareno (Father Jesus Nazarene) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Collector's notes: This hymn deals mostly with the Crucifixion of Our Lord and the suffering of the Virgin during the Passion. This text is from Antonito, Colorado. Stanza 9 is not include... More

El santo ángel de mi guarda (The Holy Guardian Angel) textual transcri...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado may be sung at any wake or vigil, usually after the rosary has been recited. It is also sung at dawn in some private homes. This t... More

Lloren, pecadores (Cry, Sinners) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung after the seizure of Our Lord by the Roman soldiers, during the procession on Good Friday. It covers... More

Por el rastro de la sangre (Along the Trail of Blood) [textual transcr...

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: The first portion of the transcription is from Manassa, Colorado. The following portions combine other versions of the so... More

Bendito el santo madero (Blessed the Holy Beam) [textual transcription...

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung in commemoration of the Crucifixion and in veneration of the Holy Cross. It is always sung on May 3,... More

Recording log - Public domain document scan

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Ampáranos, Madre (Protect Us, Mother) [textual transcription]

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: Entreating the protection of the Virgin Collector's notes: This alabado is sung at religious feasts in honor of the Virgin Mary. This transcription is d... More

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

Source: Unpublished Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript correspondence, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

Source: Unpublished Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript correspondence, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Al pie de este santo altar (At the Foot of This Holy Altar) [textual t...

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This transcription is a combination of six versions of the song. Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Al pie de este santo altar (At the Foot of This Holy Altar) [textual t...

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This transcription is a combination of six versions of the song. Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Soy esclavo de Jesús (I am a Slave of Jesus) [textual transcription]

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: In praise of the Lord Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

La Despedida de la Virgen (Farewell to the Virgin) [textual transcript...

Category: Farewell to the Virgin Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado, also known as "Adiós, oh Virgen incomparable," is sung during the May devotions and during wakes... More

En la cena del Señor (At the Supper of the Lord) [textual transcriptio...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: Sung During Holy Communion Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Ten misericordia (Have Mercy) textual transcription

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung at wakes for the dead. The Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico recording varies in that the last two lines in strophe 13 read differe... More

Ten misericordia (Have Mercy) textual transcription

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung at wakes for the dead. The Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico recording varies in that the last two lines in strophe 13 read differe... More

Considera, alma perdida (Consider, Lost Soul) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This hymn, containing a stanza for each station of the Cross, may be sung at the Via Crucis [Way of the Cross] or at any ... More

Considera, alma perdida (Consider, Lost Soul) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This hymn, containing a stanza for each station of the Cross, may be sung at the Via Crucis [Way of the Cross] or at any ... More

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

Source: Unpublished Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript correspondence, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Dulce esposo de mi alma (Sweet Husband of My Soul) [textual transcript...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: In praise of the Lord Collector's notes: This alabado is usually sung during Holy Communion and at wakes for the dead. This transcription derives from t... More

Venir, almas devotas (Come, Devoted Souls) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: In this hymn the Virgin contemplates with pity the sufferings of Our Lord during the Passion. This transcription is based... More

Concebida en gracia (Conceived in Grace) [textual transcription]

Category: In Praise of the Virgin Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Madre de Dolores (Mother of Sorrows) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This hymn contains a description of the sufferings of Our Lord during the Passion, and refers to the mental anguish the V... More

Madre de Dolores (Mother of Sorrows) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This hymn contains a description of the sufferings of Our Lord during the Passion, and refers to the mental anguish the V... More

Contempla, alma, y considera (Contemplate, Soul, and Consider) [textua...

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: In this hymn, the sinner is asked to contemplate the Passion and is reminded of the wisdom and importance of repenting hi... More

Dividido el corazón (Her Heart Divided) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This hymn, which describes the suffering of the Virgin during the Passion, is sung at the dramatic meeting of Christ and ... More

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Al ver una corporación (In Flesh Incarnate) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: Treats the Passion in a contemplative spirit. The transcription is of a variant collected in Antonito, Colorado, therefor... More

Hispano music, New Mexican Wedding Songs, Northern Rio Grande

Source: Southern Folklore Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 2 Reproduced with the permission of the University Press of Kentucky

Hispano music, New Mexican Wedding Songs, Northern Rio Grande

Source: Southern Folklore Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 2 Reproduced with the permission of the University Press of Kentucky

Map of the Rio Grande River valley in New Mexico and Colorado

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

La última cena (The Last Supper) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado, usually called La última cena (The Last Supper), is sung on Holy Friday in commemoration of the events that... More

La última cena (The Last Supper) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado, usually called La última cena (The Last Supper), is sung on Holy Friday in commemoration of the events that... More

Buenos días, paloma blanca (Good Morning, White Dove) [textual transcr...

Category: In Praise of the Virgin Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung at dawn not only at vigils but also in many homes. Reproduced with the permission of Sta... More

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

Source: Unpublished Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript correspondence, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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Al ver una corporación (In Flesh Incarnate) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: Treats the Passion in a contemplative spirit. The transcription is of a variant collected in Antonito, Colorado, therefor... More

Gloriosa Señora (Glorious Lady) [textual transcription]

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: Entreating the protection of the Virgin Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Gloriosa Señora (Glorious Lady) [textual transcription]

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: Entreating the protection of the Virgin Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

A la muerte, pecador (To Death, Sinner [textual transcription]

Collector's notes: This alabado is usually sung at wakes for the dead. Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Mi Dios y mi redentor (My God and Redeemer) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This transcription combines three variants of this song into one version. Thus, the recording may differ slightly from th... More

Padre de todo lo creado (Father of All Creation) [textual transcriptio...

Category: The Passion Collector's notes: This hymn makes reference to an image of Christ, El Cristo de Mapimí, which is enshrined in the town of Cuencamé, in the state of Durango, Mexico. Source: The New Mexica... More

El credo (The Creed) [textual transcription]

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press

Por el rastro de la sangre (Along the Trail of Blood) [textual transcr...

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: The first portion of the transcription is from Manassa, Colorado. The following portions combine other versions of the so... More

La última cena (The Last Supper) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado, usually called La última cena (The Last Supper), is sung on Holy Friday in commemoration of the events that... More

Jesucristo me acompañe (May Jesus Christ Accompany Me) [textual transc...

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: The first part of this hymn contains a series of contemplations on different incidents that occurred during the Passion o... More

Recording log - Public domain document scan

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Hispano music, Alaben, cristianos [textual transcription], Northern Ri...

Category: In Praise of the Virgin Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung at vigils, wakes, and in private homes at the coming of dawn. This transcription is deri... More

Correspondence to and from Juan B. Rael, Harold Spivacke, Alan Lomax, ...

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La encomendación del alma (The Entrustment of the Soul) [textual trans...

Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado, in which the faithful comend the soul of a deceased person to God, is sung when a person dies. This text is a composite version b... More

Pues padeciste (Well You Suffered) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: In this alabado the sufferings of Our Lord during the Passion are reviewed. This transcription is a combination of five v... More

Mi Dios y mi redentor (My God and Redeemer) [textual transcription]

Category: The Passion Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This transcription combines three variants of this song into one version. Thus, the recording may differ slightly from th... More

Padre de todo lo creado (Father of All Creation) [textual transcriptio...

Category: The Passion Collector's notes: This hymn makes reference to an image of Christ, El Cristo de Mapimí, which is enshrined in the town of Cuencamé, in the state of Durango, Mexico. Source: The New Mexica... More