| Esta é de loor de Santa María. |
This is in praise of Holy Mary. |
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| Quantos me crevéren loarán |
All who believe me will praise |
All those who believe my words will praise |
| a Virgen que nos mantên. |
The Virgin who sustains us. |
Her who us in life sustains. |
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| Ca sen ela Déus non averán |
For without Her they will not have God |
Without Her they will not know God’s ways, |
| Quantos me crevéren loarán |
All who believe me will praise |
-- All those who believe my words will praise -- |
| nenas sas fazendas ben farán |
Nor will they live their lives well |
Nor will peace and goodness fill their days, |
| Quantos me crevéren loarán |
All who believe me will praise |
-- All those who believe my words will praise -- |
| neno ben de Déus connocerán; |
Nor know God’s blessings: |
Nor upon God’s blessings will they gaze. |
| e tal consello lles dou porên. |
Therefore, I give them this counsel. |
My advice for them this song explains: |
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| Quantos me crevéren loarán |
All who believe me will praise |
All those who believe my words will praise |
| a Virgen que nos mantên. |
The Virgin who sustains us. |
Her who us in life sustains. |
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| E con tod' esto serví-la-an |
Furthermore, they will serve Her |
And they’ll serve and all Her words obey, |
| Quantos me crevéren loarán |
All who believe me will praise |
-- All those who believe my words will praise -- |
| e de séu prazer non saïrán |
And never lose Her good favor |
And Her grace on them will always stay; |
| Quantos me crevéren loarán |
All who believe me will praise |
-- All those who believe my words will praise -- |
| e mais d' outra ren a amarán, |
And love Her above all else; |
They will Her above all others raise: |
| e serán per i de mui bon sen; |
In this way they act wisely. |
This way wisdom’s help with them remains. |
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| Quantos me crevéren loarán |
All who believe me will praise |
All those who believe my words will praise |
| a Virgen que nos mantên. |
The Virgin who sustains us. |
Her who us in life sustains. |
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| Alfonso X el Sabio, King of Castile and León |
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 |