In 1963, two Swedish journalists came to the South Basque Country to make a documentary on the society at that time. For example, fishermen from one of the most important ports in the Basque Country, Ondarroa who sing together.
In 1963, two Swedish journalists came to the South Basque Country to make a documentary on the society at that time. For example, fishermen from one of the most important ports in the Basque Country, Ondarroa who sing together.
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If you want to watch the whole documentary which was recently recovered (now with Basque subtitles for a Basque audience), [here it is on YT](https://youtu.be/F6qGh-LlSA0).
There is some more information thanks to a granddaughter of one of the fishermen:
>***Epa! Edurne Lertxundi naz, ondarrutarra. Altza zenduen bideun harire, informaziñoi geitxua nahi dot emon ze hauxe bideuau dakau geupe etxin. Suecon batek Sopelanako ikastolako irakasliai erakutsi eta tartin euan Ondarrutar batek ezautu eta bideu ekarrizkun herrire, ze tartin geure atxitxe agertzen da Sabin «Porru» eta anaxik Imanol, Mikel eta Andima. Txartangu tabernan grabatako bideu re, ongo Txist supermerkaun aurrin euana. Beste batzutan, Amerikanun bodegan batzezin portun, eta bentanan baten bat ipintxin ben zaintzen Karabineruk entzun baik euskeraz kantaten.*** *Kantaten agertzen dizenetatik ezauturouzenak honetxek di: Luziano rederu, Jose Antonio sereno handixaneku, Egi karnazeru, Nakarra, «Pitxirri», Egia pasteleru, Juakin katu, Simon, matxatxun atxe, eta Porrunekuk. Beide dazenak: Eskola Pescako kapitxain Lekatxarra eta deszifrateko akauzenak: Eztotzau iñoi galdetu bañe Lau anaiako lenako patroi, Bienvenidaku eta Andres? Hon ixentatxuazenakin txarto banabil zuzendu.*
Hi, my name is Edurne Lertxundi, I come from Ondarroa. I want to provide some more information about the video that you have uploaded, because we have this video at home as well. A Swede showed the video a teacher at the ikastola in Sopela, and an Ondarrutar saw the video and send it to us in the town, because our grandfather, Sabin “Porru” as well as his brothers Imanol, Mikel and Andima show up in the video. The video was recorded in the bar Txartangu which used to be in front of the current Txist supermarket. Other times, they used to meet in the bodega of the Americans, by the port, and one of the group was posted on guard duty at the window to keep an eye out for the Guardia Civil, so that they wouldn’t hear them singing in Basque.