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| CSM Number : 242 | |||
| Short name: | The Stonemason who was Held up by his Fingertips | Alternative: | Stonemason escapes death |
| Incipit: | O que no coraçon d’ ome | ||
| Refrain: | O que no coraçon d’ ome/ é mui duro de creer/ pode-o Santa Maria/ mui de ligeiro fazer. | ||
| Summary of narrative | |||
| Setting: | Castrogeriz | Protagonist(s): | a stonemason |
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A skilled stonemason was building the Virgin’s church in Castrogeriz. One day, while he was working, he fell from the highest part of a wall. As he fell, he called out to the Virgin, and managed to catch his fingers on a stone. Although he was heavy, the Virgin Mary caused him to maintain his grip. He did not slip, but hung there by his fingernails, praying to her. The stonemason stayed suspended like that for most of the day. The Virgin supported him until the people came and took him down. They placed the stonemason before the altar and spread the news of the miracle throughout the land. |
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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: | |||
| F68, E242 | |||
| Poncelet reference | |||
| None | |||
| Keywords | |||
| accident, church (construction of) , fall (from building), mason | |||
| Discography | |||
| Click HERE for a list of recordings of this poem | |||
| BITAGAP ID | |||
| 3992 | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| Two for the Price of One: On the Castroxerix Cantigas de Santa Maria Parkinson, Stephen | |||
| The Miracles Came in Two by Two: Paired Narratives in the Cantigas de Santa Maria Parkinson, Stephen | |||
| Aberturas e finais: rubricas, refrães, estrofes iniciais e estrofes terminais nas Cantigas de Santa Maria Parkinson, Stephen | |||
| Valor de la música de las Cantigas Ribera y Tarragó, Julián | |||
| Mestre Giraldo e os seus Tratados de Alveitaria e Cetraria Vasconcelos, Carolina Michaëlis de | |||