Julio Soto wins the Navarra Bertsolaris Championship for the sixth time
Basque language irakurri: Julio Soto txapeldun, seigarrenez
Julio Soto has won Navarra Bertsolaris Championship 2023 played this Saturday in Pamplona. The one from Gorriti has put on his sixth txapela, adding a new one to its collection of five txapelas harvested in recent years. And Soto was the best bertsolari in the 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019 championships.
Furthermore, this year the duel which starred with Eneko Lazkoz in the 2019 final and like then, Etxarri-Aranatz has once again beaten, although just barely. Soto has added 1,048.5 points and Lazcoz 1,045.5.
2350 fans They have met at the sports center Anaitasuna from Pamplona to witness the Bertsolaris Final.
Once all the exercises have been completed, the scores are as follows:
Julio Soto Ezkurdia 1,048.5 points
Eneko Lazkoz Martinez 1,045.5 points
Xabat Illarregi March 635, 5 points
Joanes Illarregi Marzol 601 points
Saioa Alkaiza Guallar 594 points
Josu Sanjurjo Altzuri 569.5 points
Saats Karasatorre Martinez 556 points
Sarai Robles Vitas 550.5 points
Saioa Alkaizathe last winner, was unable to repeat the victory and had to settle for fifth place.
In his farewell bertso, Soto referred to the problems in Gaza, Sahara, immigrants, beggars, different sexual identities, attacks on women and the Basque language, and ended by showing hope in humanity:
Israelek Gaza piztien were
eta mundua beste aldera begira
Sahararrak oihuka ari dira
etorkinak egurrezko pateran
zenbat nortasun sexual arazo
guk gizonok emakumeei eraso
eta euskara zapaltzaileen ziegan
sinetsi nahi dut gizakiarengan
nahiz motiborik ez dugun ematen
nik Esperantza dut egunen baten
Justizia hasiko dela hegan (bis)
nik Esperantza dut egunen baten
nahiz motiborik ez dugun ematen
sinetsi nahi dut gizakiarengan
It was the eleventh final for Soto
Saats Karasatorre and Sarai Robles have sung for the first time in a final. For Julio Soto it was his eleventh final and for Eneko Lazkoz it was his eighth. For their part, it was the third final for the brothers Joanes and Xabat Illarregi, and the second for Josu Sanjurjo and Saioa Alkaiza.
Alaitz Rekondo Ferrerowho has just finished her term as president of Nafarroako Bertsozale Elkartea after 12 years, has been in charge of putting the txapela on Julio Soto.
Source: Eitb
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