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| CSM Number : 236 | |||
| Short name: | The Shipwrecked Woman who was Brought to Shore | Alternative: | Shipwrecked woman led to shore |
| Incipit: | A Santa Madre daquele/ que a pe sobelo mar | ||
| Refrain: | A Santa Madre daquele/ que a pe sobelo mar/ andou, guaannar del pode/ por fazer y outr’ andar. | ||
| Summary of narrative | |||
| Setting: | unspecified; mention of Marseilles | Protagonist(s): | a woman |
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A woman from Marseilles was travelling in a ship owned by a pirate named Pero Bonifaz. The ship struck a rock and broke apart. Everyone on board perished immediately, except for one woman who, nevertheless, sank to the bottom of the sea. Holding her little boy in her arms, the woman prayed to the Virgin to protect her. The Virgin appeared to her and comforted her. Taking her by the hand, she led her across the water, as if leading her across level ground. She came to the port of Marseilles. The woman told the people what had happened to her and they gave her gifts and praised the Virgin. |
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| Metrical data | |||
| Stanza: | 15 15 15 15 | Refrain: | 15 15 |
| No. of Stanzas: | 7 | ||
| Rhyme scheme: | AA | bbba | Zejel: | Yes |
| MS locations: | |||
| F64f, E236 | |||
| Poncelet reference | |||
| None | |||
| Keywords | |||
| apparition, children, galley, shipwreck, water (walking on/under) | |||
| Discography | |||
| Click HERE for a list of recordings of this poem | |||
| BITAGAP ID | |||
| 3986 | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| Inside the virelai: a survey of musical structures in the Cantigas de Santa Maria Campbell, Alison | |||