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Payadas Interactive oral. Owen Saarinen & Paige Thomas P.3 . What Is A Payada ?. A Payada is a poetic ballad sung by multiple Payador . Payadas originated in Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Brazil and Paraguay. . Payadores.
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PayadasInteractive oral Owen Saarinen & Paige Thomas P.3
What Is A Payada? • A Payada is a poetic ballad sung by multiple Payador. Payadas originated in Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Brazil and Paraguay.
Payadores • Payadores is the plural term for men who sing Payadas and play guitars.
‘Gauchesque’ poetry • According to Borges, Gouchesque poetry is payadas generally written by someone who is not actually a gaucho, but an urban educated writer. Below we have Bartolome Hidalgo: Godfather of the Gauchesque.
Jose Hernandez • Borges respected Jose Hernandez because he was a gauchesque writer who actually lived as a Gaucho. Jose Hernandez was the man who, as we know, wrote “Martin Fierro.” Borges had high respect for Hernandez and his work. Borges bases most of his Argentinean identity around Martine Fierro.
Questions to consider • Does Borges use any examples of Payadas in Man on Pink Coner? • Could you think of any time when a Payada may have been preformed in the story? • How does Borges relate/incorporate the story of Martine Fierro to Man on Pink Corner?