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| CSM Number : 182 | |||
| Short name: | The Thief who was Brought back to Life | Alternative: | Thief is revived |
| Incipit: | Deus que mui ben barata | ||
| Refrain: | Deus que mui ben barata/ quen pola Virgen cata. | ||
| Summary of narrative | |||
| Setting: | unspecified | Protagonist(s): | a thief |
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A thief roamed the forest, robbing people. He took whatever he could get, including bread and wine, and gold and silver. Nevertheless, the thief was devoted to the Virgin, and he never committed crimes on the eve of her feast days. If anyone asked him something in the Virgin’s name, he would do it. The thief died suddenly and a host of devils carried him to a hilltop and beat him badly. His mother prayed to the Virgin to restore her son’s life. The Virgin resurrected him, and saved him from hell. He obeyed her will from then on. |
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| Metrical data | |||
| Stanza: | 6' 6' 6' 6' | Refrain: | 6' 6' |
| No. of Stanzas: | 13 | ||
| Rhyme scheme: | AA | bbba | Zejel: | Yes |
| MS locations: | |||
| T182, E182 | |||
| Poncelet reference | |||
| None | |||
| Keywords | |||
| bread, devils, gold, resurrection, Saturday (devoted to Virgin Mary), thief/ thieves, vigil, wine | |||
| Discography | |||
| Click HERE for a list of recordings of this poem | |||
| BITAGAP ID | |||
| 3933 | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| La música de las Cantigas de Santa María del rey Alfonso el Sabio. Facsímil, transcripción y estudio crítico vol. III Anglés, Higinio | |||
| Los alejandrinos de Alfonso X Hanssen, Friedrich | |||
| Paralelismo discursivo de los delitos de hurto y robo en las Siete Partidas y Las Cantigas de Santa Maria’ Igkesias, Yolanda, and David Navarro | |||
| Aberturas e finais: rubricas, refrães, estrofes iniciais e estrofes terminais nas Cantigas de Santa Maria Parkinson, Stephen | |||
| Os afazeres do demónio nas Cantigas de Santa Maria de Afonso X Rodrigues, Maria Idalina Resina | |||