CANTIGA
by: Alfonso X (1221-1284)
- ADY, for the love of God,
- Have some pity upon me!
- See my eyes, a river-flood
- Day and night, oh, see!
- Brothers, cousins, uncles, all,
- Have I lost for thee;
- If thou dost not me recall,
- Woe is me!
This English translation by Thomas
Walsh of "Cantiga" is reprinted from Hispanic Anthology:
Poems Translated from the Spanish by English and North American
Poets. Ed. Thomas Walsh. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1920. |
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ALFONSO X,
known as el sabio or "The Wise," is in a sense
the father of all Spanish literature. He was not a successful
ruler, but he is famous for his codes, chronicles, and didactic
collections. The principal work for which he is famous is the
Cantigas de Santa María, in the dialect of the
Galician troubadours.
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