Cantigas de Santa Maria

This is one of my favourite websites, it supplies me hours of pleasure, it is a wonderful collection of  over 400 songs to the Blessed Virgin in Galician-Portuguese during the reign of Alfonso X El Sabio (1221–1284), if you are into thirteenth century music the Cantigas should already be known to you. Though the wonderful site which offers square and round note options, as well phonetic pronunciation for those with rather weak 13th Century Galician-Portugese, only appeared last year.

The only problem is that there is no Latin translation online yet, as far as I know

There are lots of recordings of performances on Youtube.

This is one my favourites, ideal for an evening with Mary.

I hope it gives you as much pleasure as it gives me.

This is in praise of Holy Mary. 

I have praised and praise and shall ever praise Holy Mary.

For among all the most honored men alive today, 

She has shown me more 

blessings, which I shall now relate. 

She caused me to descend from good lineage 

and willed that I should justly 

reign and be king. 

And with Her mercies She aided me in my grave illnesses, 

therefore, rest as- 

sured, I shall serve Her in return. 

And to those who bore me ill will and conspired 

and plotted against me She 

gave what they deserved, 

as I shall prove. 

She freed me from great poverty and gave me wealth, 

for which I shall name 

all Her great attributes that I can. 

For She who does not err nor ever erred made me lord of a fine land 

and 

helped me in every war when I called on Her. 

She delivered me from misfortunes, death, and injury. 

Therefore know, good 

men, that I shall die for Her. 

All you join with me now to pray with all our hearts 

that She may help me 

in Her great mercy, for I have need. 

And whenever She so wills, may She take me from the turmoil 

of this world, 

and may I look upon Her whom I have always loved.

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