| Esta ﾃｩ a primeira cantiga de loor de Santa Marﾃｭa, ementando os sﾃｩte goios que ouve de sﾃｩu Fillo. |
This is the first song of praise to Holy Mary, enumerating the seven joys She had from Her Son. |
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| Des oge mais quﾃｩr' ﾃｩu trobar |
From this day forth I will sing |
A troubador, I songs will write |
| pola Sennor onrrada, |
for the Honored Lady |
To sing that noble Lady |
| en que Dﾃｩus quis carne fillar |
in whom God chose to take on |
Whose flesh God took and filled with light |
| b?eita e sagrada, |
blessed and sacred flesh |
And pure and holy made. He |
| por nos dar gran soldada |
in order to give us great reward |
Did this so we might saved be, |
| no sﾃｩu reino e nos erdar |
in His Kingdom |
And live again, and that we might |
| por sﾃｩus de sa masnada |
and to bequeath to His followers |
Have seats so soft and shady |
| de vida perlongada, |
eternal life, |
With God, which will not fade. We |
| sen avermos pois a passar |
so that we might not |
Can even so, this very night, |
| per mﾃｳrt' outra vegada. |
suffer death again. |
From pain and death be made free. |
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| E porﾃｪn quﾃｩro comeﾃｧar |
Therefore, I wish to begin |
And so my story will begin |
| como foi saﾃｼdada |
with how She was hailed |
With Gabriel, who came there |
| de Gabrﾃｯﾃｩl, u lle chamar |
by Gabriel when he went to summon |
To tell Her of the end of sin |
| foi: ・E・EBenaventurada |
Her: "Oh, Blessed |
And said to Her, "O Dame fair, |
| Virgen, de Dﾃｩus amada: |
Virgin, Beloved of God, |
So loved by God, of fame, rare |
| do que o mund' ﾃ｡ de salvar |
you now bear within you Him |
Be filled with Him who'll surely win |
| ficas ﾃｳra prennada; |
Who will save the world, |
The world and all its shame bear; |
| e demais ta cunnada |
and your kinswoman |
Elizabeth, whose frame bears |
| Elisabﾃｩt, que foi dultar, |
Elizabeth, who doubted, |
A barren womb, your closest kin, |
| ﾃｩ end' envergonnada・E・E. |
is thereby proven wrong." |
Is now with child God named there." |
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| E demais quﾃｩro-ll' enmentar |
Then I wish to relate to you |
I wish to tell you all how She |
| como chegou canssada |
how She arrived |
With weary feet and body |
| a Beleﾃｪn e foi pousar |
in Bethlehem. Being weary, She took shelter |
Arrived in Bethlehem city |
| no portal da entrada, |
at the gates of the city |
And found a shelter shoddy, |
| u pariu sen tardada |
and soon thereafter gave birth |
And birthed the Son of God. He |
| Jesﾃｺ-Crist', e foi-o deitar, |
to Jesus Christ. |
Slept in a manger with barley. |
| como mollﾃｩr menguada, |
Like a poor and hapless woman, |
So frozen would this spot be |
| u deitan a cevada, |
She laid Him in the manger |
Where all the beasts would not be |
| no presﾃｩv', e apousentar |
where they place the barley, to rest |
Enough to warm them carefully. |
| ontre bestias d' arada. |
among the beasts of the field. |
Rich comforts they could not see. |
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| E non ar quﾃｩro obridar |
Also I must not forget |
And I must not forget to tell |
| com' ﾃ｡ngeos cantada |
how angels sang |
About the angels singing |
| loor a Dﾃｩus foron cantar |
a hymn of praise |
To God a hymn that echoed well, |
| e ・E・Epaz en tﾃｩrra dada・E・E; |
and "peace on earth", |
So "Peace on Earth" went ringing. |
| nen como a contrada |
nor how the star |
I can't forget in thinking |
| aos tres Reis en Ultramar |
showed the way |
Of Kings who in the East did dwell, |
| ouv' a strela mostrada, |
to the three kings from afar, |
Who by a star came bringing |
| por que sen demorada |
by which they came |
Such gifts as fit a kingling. |
| v?ﾃｩron sa ofﾃｩrta dar |
with haste to offer their |
For at His holy feet they fell |
| estranna e preﾃｧada. |
rare and precious gifts. |
And to His hands were clinging. |
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| Outra razﾃｴn quﾃｩro contar |
Another event I wish to relate |
Another story I will share |
| que ll' ouve pois contada |
was that told Her |
Is when She heard the great news |
| a Madalena: com' estar |
by the Magdalene, of how |
From Magdalene, who had been there |
| viu a pﾃｩdr' entornada |
she saw the stone which had been rolled away |
To see the stone of late used |
| do sepulcr' e guardada |
from the sepulchre and guarded |
To close the tomb's large gate moved |
| do ﾃ｡ngeo, que lle falar |
by the angel, who spoke |
And guarded by an angel fair. |
| foi e disse: ・E・ECoitada |
to her and said: "Unhappy |
He said to her, "Can Fate choose? |
| mollﾃｩr, sei confortada, |
woman, be comforted, |
The Man on whom you wait, whose |
| ca Jesﾃｺ, que v?es buscar, |
for Jesus, Whom you come to seek, |
Was this old grave, has left it bare; |
| resurgiu madurgada.・E・E |
arose this morning." |
He rose up to make hate lose." |
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| E ar quﾃｩro-vos demostrar |
Also I wish to tell |
I also want to tell you all |
| gran lediﾃｧ' aficada |
the great and wondrous joy |
The joy that She was feeling |
| que ouv' ela, u viu alﾃｧar |
She had when She saw |
When She watched as Her Son was called |
| a nuv' enlum?ada |
the luminous cloud |
To Heaven in the wheeling |
| sﾃｩu Fill'; e pois alﾃｧada |
lift up Her Son. And when He had ascended, |
And glowing clouds, while pealing |
| foi, viron ﾃ｡ngeos andar |
angels appeared walking |
Were angel voices, which would fall |
| ontr' a gent' ass?ada, |
among the crowd |
Among the people, stealing |
| mui desaconsellada, |
of bewildered people, |
Between, and leave them reeling. |
| dizend': ・E・EAssﾃｭ verrﾃ｡ julgar, |
saying: "Thus He will come to judge, |
They said, "He'll come into His hall, |
| est' ﾃｩ cousa provada.・E・E |
this is a proven thing." |
His holy justice dealing." |
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| Nen quﾃｩro de dizer leixar |
Nor do I wish to omit |
I can't forget at all to say |
| de como foi chegada |
how the abundant |
How God's abundant blessing |
| a graﾃｧa que Dﾃｩus envﾃｯar |
grace God chose to bestow |
Bestowed on Her was on that day |
| lle quis, atﾃ｡n grﾃ｣ada, |
on Her was sent. The disciples |
And sent to Earth confessing |
| que por el' esforﾃｧada |
God had gathered |
The love of God, the best thing. |
| foi a companna que juntar |
together were inspired and instructed |
His teachings led many to stay |
| fez Dﾃｩus, e enssinada, |
by Him and filled |
And listen to God's pressing. |
| de Spﾃｭrit' avondada, |
with the Holy Spirit, |
They felt the Spirit stressing |
| por que soubﾃｩron preegar |
so that they could go forth |
That they should preach in every way, |
| lﾃｳgo sen alongada. |
to preach at once. |
The Word of God expressing. |
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| E, par Dﾃｩus, non ﾃｩ de calar |
And, in God's name, I must not forget to mention |
And in God's name, I won't omit |
| como foi corﾃｵada, |
how She was crowned. |
How She was crowned in Heaven |
| quando sﾃｩu Fillo a levar |
When She had passed from this world, |
When from this world She rose to it, |
| quis, des que foi passada |
He took Her to be united |
And seventy time seven |
| deste mund' e juntada |
with Him in Heaven |
Were glories She was given |
| con el no cﾃｩo, par a par, |
to sit by His side |
By God who brought Her where She fit |
| e Reﾃｭnna chamada, |
and be called Queen, |
As daughter, mother, even |
| Filla, Madr' e Crﾃｯada; |
Daughter, Mother, and Handmaiden. |
As Queen and handmaid, living |
| e porﾃｪn nos dev' ajudar, |
Hence She must help us, |
Forever as our advocate. |
| ca x' ﾃｩ nﾃｳss' avogada |
for She is our Advocate. |
She'll see our sins forgiven. |
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| Alfonso X el Sabio, King of Castile and Leﾃｳn |
Alfonso. Songs of Holy Mary of Alfonso X, the Wise: A Translation of the Cantigas de Santa Maria. Trans. Kathleen Kulp-Hill. Tempe, AZ: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2000. Print. |
Carol Anne Perry Lagemann |