Dibujos vaqueiros

Camen Oliva Menéndez
car.menendez@hotmail.com

1. ARQUITECTURA POPULAR
ASTURIANA - Teito.

Alzado de antigua casa vaqueira en los pastos de altura. Construcción en piedra con teito de escoba, que se sujeta en cumbrera por medio de l.latas y gabitos. La escalera de mano se utiliza para reteitar.

TRADITIONAI. ASTURIAN ARCHITECTURE - Thatching

Elevation of an old byre-house in the high pastures, built in limestone and thatched with local green broom. Timber poles and fork twigs keep the ridge secured. The thather's ladder is shown in the drawing.

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1. Casa vaqueira.
Aldea de La Peral.
Somiedo

2. ARQUITECTURA POPULAR
ASTURIANA - Teitos

Cabaña de monte para el ganado. Construcción en piedra con teito de escoba, que se sujeta en cumbrera con l.latas y zancas. Contrasta el faldón acabado de reteitar.

TRADITIONAI. ASTURIAN ARCHITECTURE - Thatching

Cowhouse built in limestone and thatched with green broom. The ridge is secured with timber poles. Drawing shows roof slope recently rethatched.

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2. Cabana reteitada.
Aldea La Pornacal.
Somiedo

3. ARQUITECTURA POPULAR
ASTURIANA - Teitos

Alzado de cabaña de monte para el ganado. Construcción en piedra con teito de escoba, que se sujeta en cumbrera con l.latas y zancas. Se observa el pequeño cabano para el pastor y un sombrao de tejas en el acceso a la cuadra.

TRADITIONAI. ASTURIAN ARCHITECTURE - Thatching

Front elevation of cowhouse in the high pastures, built in limestone and thatched with green broom. Porch giving access to the stable has a lean-to tiled roof. Long timber poles secure the broom on the ridge.

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3. Cabana de teito.
Braña La Pornacal.
Somiedo

4. ARQUITECTURA POPULAR
ASTURIANA - Teitos

Alzado de cabaña de monte para el ganado. Construcción en piedra con teito de escoba, cabano para el pastor y un sombrao de teja en el portal de acceso a la cuadra. La escoba se sujeta en cumbrera con l.latas y zancas.

TRADITIONAI. ASTURIAN ARCHITECTURE - Thatching

Side elevation of a cowhouse in the high pastures, built in limestone and thatched with green broom. A stone tiled hut is built next as shelter for the cowherd. Porch giving access to the stable has a lean-to tiled roof. Long timber poles secure the broom on the ridge.

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4. Cabana de teito.
Braña La Pornacal.
Somiedo

5. ARQUITECTURA POPULAR
ASTURIANA - Teitos

Alzado de dos corros de piedra para refugio de los xatus en el monte. Pequeñas construcciones en planta redonda con una falsa cúpula recibierta con tapinus de hierba.

TRADITIONAI. ASTURIAN ARCHITECTURE - Thatching

Elevation of twin shieling huts used as shelter for calves in the high pastures, built with a vault of corbelled dry stones coated with turfs.

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5. Corros geminados.
Braña de Sousas.
Somiedo

Y un poema
de Carmen O. Menéndez,
sobre los teiteiros.
Premio especial en
Filadelfia, 2004.
"La vieja sabiduría del teiteiro".

The Thatcher's Old Wisdom

To Herminio, a transhumant thatcher in Asturias

The moon is out and is the thatcher's time,
when he owns the green valley,
and he owns the great heights.

The broom is green and soft and is the thatcher's time,
when the bear looks for berries,
and the fox hides in the dark.

I follow the trails of wild capercaillies
in search for the sounds
that the city kills every morning and night.

The masters are arguing on sustainable
theories in concrete constructions.
It pays now to argue
with power points in the city.

While they forget that the thatcher is still out,
twinning green broom and white moonlight
for life.

Carmen O. Menéndez
The Thatcher's Old Wisdom
was a Philadelphia ISP Poetry Convention prizewinner in 2004.

Poem, copyright © 2004 by Carmen O. Menéndez
Appearing on From the Fishouse with permission
Audio file, copyright © 2005, From the Fishouse

Posted on July 6, 2005 5:58 AM

(foto de Carmen O. Menéndez, teitando;
de teiteira, vamos )

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http://website.lineone.net/~thatcher/THATCH/spain.htm
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