Cantigas: Galician-Portuguese Troubadour Poems

CONTENTS Introduction 1 Notes on the Text and Translation 30 Acknowledgments 31 The Cantigas OSOIRO ANES 1. Song of a Man Gone Back to Prison 35 2. Song about Love's Injustice 37 GIL SANCHES 3. Song for a Word from Montemaior 41 FERNÃO RODRIGUES DE CALHEIROS 4. Song of a Girl Who Sought Love 43 5. Song for a Friend Who's Going Away 45 PAIO SOARES DE TAVEIRÓS 6. Song of How I Die 47 7. Song to a Lady in Simple Clothes 49 LOPO 8. Song of a Restless Heart 51 MARTIM SOARES 9. Song about Lopo the Jongleur 53 10. Song to an Unbelieving Lady 55 AFONSO ANES DO COTOM 11. Song to a Learned Abbess 59 12. Song to a Woman Who Doesn't Burst 63 NUNO FERNANDES TORNEOL 13. Song for a Sleeping Lover 65 14. Song about an Unarriving Lover 69 PERO DA PONTE 15. Song about a Bad Day 71 16. Song of a Lover Who Would Hate 73 17. Song about a Lost Crusade 77 18. Song about Costly Cheap Goods 79 19. Song about a Nobleman Up for Auction 81 20. Song about a Man Who Serves Villainy 83 JOAM GARCIA DE GUILHADE 21. Song of the Green Eyes 85 22. Song about an Insistent Sweetheart 87 23. Song about a Friend with Things to Say 89 24. Song about a Friend Who Says He Wants to Die 91 25. Song for a Dying Admirer 93 26. Song of a Lover Who'd Rather Not Die 95 27. Song for a Distraught Lover 97 28. Song for an Ugly Lady 99 29. Song of a Wronged Troubadour 101 30. Song of a Jealous Troubadour 103 ROI QUEIMADO 31. Song of the Death I'm Dying 105 32. Song for When I Die 107 PERO GARCIA BURGALÊS 33. Song about a Troubadour Who Dies and Lives 109 34. Song of a Bereft Lover 111 35. Song for a Lady in Love with Me 113 36. Song about a Sad, Impoverished Lady 115 37. Song about a Sheriff Who Deals Out Justice 117 38. Song to a Man Who Never Stops Mounting 119 39. Song about a Man Who Once Sang Well 121 PERO GARCIA DE AMBROA 40. Song about a Woman Who Charged Too Much 123 PERO MAFALDO 41. Song on How to Win Fame and Honor 125 NUNO ANES CERZEO 42. Discord 127 JOAM SOARES COELHO 43. Song of the Beautiful Hair 133 FERNÃO GARCIA ESGARAVUNHA 44. Song in Praise of a Nursemaid Lady 135 JUIÃO BOLSEIRO 45. Song about a Song of Love 139 46. Song on an Unending Night 141 47. Song of the Long Nights God Made 143 PEDRO ANES SOLAZ 48. Song for a Sleepless Night 145 JOAM LOPES DE ULHOA 49. Song about a Two-Faced Lady 149 GIL PERES CONDE 50. Song against God for Taking My Lady 153 51. Song about What Not to Eat in War 157 52. Song of an Unpaid Soldier 159 AFONSO MENDES DE BESTEIROS 53. Song about a Nobleman Sent to Fight the Moors 161 ALFONSO X, KING OF CASTILE AND LEÓN 54. Song of a Man Weary of Scorpions 163 55. Song in Praise of Holy Mary 167 56. Song in Praise of Holy Mary 171 57. Song of a Miracle by Holy Mary 175 58. Song about the Dean's Books 181 59. Song for a Beloved in Guarda 185 MARTIM CODAX 60. Seven Songs for a Beloved in Vigo: One 187 61. Two 189 62. Three 191 63. Four 193 64. Five 195 65. Six 197 66. Seven 199 MEENDINHO 67. Song of a Girl Still Waiting 201 PERO GOMES BARROSO 68. Song about a Worsening World 203 ROI PAIS DE RIBELA 69. Song about a Rich Man's Trout 205 70. Song about a Rich Nobleman 207 71. Song about a Disdainful Damsel 209 JOAM VASQUES DE TALAVEIRA 72. Song about How to Enjoy a Dancer 211 LOURENÇO 73. Song about Three Girls Singing 213 LOURENÇO AND JOAM VASQUES DE TALAVEIRA 74. Song of the Troubadour's Art on Finding Itself in Sin 215 JOAM BAVECA 75. Song against Those Who Falsely Swear Love 217 76. Song about a Suspicious Mother 221 PERO MEOGO 77. Song about a Girl at a Spring 223 78. Song about a Girl Back from the Spring 225 79. Song about an Endangered Friend 227 PEDRO AMIGO DE SEVILHA 80. Song about Two Girls Talking 229 ROI FERNANDES DE SANTIAGO 81. Song against the Sea 231 82. Song of a Man in Trouble 233 JOAM LOBEIRA 83. Song for Leonorette 237 PERO VIVIÃES 84. Song in Favor of a Pilgrimage 241 AIRAS NUNES 85. Song of the Flowering Hazel Trees 243 86. Song in Search of Truth 245 87. Pastoral Song 249 88. Song of Love in the Summer 253 PAIO GOMES CHARINHO 89. Song about an Occupied Heart 255 90. Song about the Pain of Love and Sea 257 91. Song of the Parting Flowers 259 92. Song about a Good Deed 263 PERO GONÇALVES DE PORTOCARREIRO 93. Song for an Unreturned Lover 265 MARTIM MOXA 94. Song about Why I Don't Go Away 267 JOAM AIRAS DE SANTIAGO 95. Song of Change 271 96. Song about a Man Who Wants to Talk 273 97. Song of One Who Knows She's Good-Looking 277 98. Song about a Loveless Lady 279 99. Song about How I Make Songs 281 100. Pastoral Song 283 101. Song about a Strange Omen 287 102. Song of a Contented Troubadour 289 JOAM ZORRO 103. Song of New Ships 291 104. Song about the King's Boats 293 105. Song of a Girl Going Down to the River 295 106. Song about a Request for Hair 297 107. Song of What I Wish I Hadn't Done 299 DINIS, KING OF PORTUGAL 108. Song about a Girl Washing Shirts 301 109. Song of the Flowers of the Green Pine 305 110. Song of a Girl Dying of Loves 309 111. Song of a Lover Asking a Favor 311 112. Song about a Mr. So-and-So 313 113. Song in Provençal Style 315 114. Song about the Provençal Poets 317 115. Song about a Man I Know 319 116. Song for a Vexed Lady 321 117. Song of a Thankful Troubadour 323 118. Pastoral Song 325 FERNANDO ESQUIO 119. Song about a Lover Who Hunts 329 120. Song about a Friar Said to be Impotent 331 ESTEVAM COELHO 121. Song about a Girl Twisting Silk 333 122. Song of a Girl Going to Bathe 335 VIDAL 123. Song about a Lady from Elvas 337 AFONSO SANCHES AND VASCO MARTINS DE RESENDE 124. Song about a Living Dead Lady 339 Notes to the Poems 343 About the Galician-Portuguese Troubadours 353 Bibliography 361