La influencia de la oralidad en las canciones de Xabier Lete

This work analyses the songs of Xabier Lete (1944-2010) to detect characteristic features of orality. Lete was one of the best Basque poets of the 20th century, and his lyrics were influenced by the Basque tradition of bertsolarismo. This tendency can be seen in both the metrics and the style. This study classifies his songs according to their oral influence, observes the evolution of his discography, and analyses three of his songs in search of features of orality.