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| CSM Number : 252 | |||
| Short name: | The Labourers who were Buried under a Pile of Sand | Alternative: | Labourers are trapped underground |
| Incipit: | Tan gran poder á sa Madre | ||
| Refrain: | Tan gran poder á sa Madre/ deu eno fondo da terra/ Deus d’ acorrer os coitados/ ben come en alta serra. | ||
| Summary of narrative | |||
| Setting: | Castrogeriz | Protagonist(s): | some labourers |
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Some men were building a church in Castrogeriz. While they were digging, the earth collapsed above them. It trapped them underneath as if someone had closed a door. The men thought that they would die, but the Virgin saved them from the devil who was after their souls. The people of the town heard what had happened and dug into the sand. They thought the men were dead, but they found them praying to the Virgin. Everyone praised the Virgin in front of her altar in the church that they were building. |
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| Metrical data | |||
| Stanza: | 15 15 15 15' | Refrain: | 15' 15' |
| No. of Stanzas: | 5 | ||
| Rhyme scheme: | AA | bbba | Zejel: | Yes |
| MS locations: | |||
| F63, E252 | |||
| Poncelet reference | |||
| None | |||
| Keywords | |||
| accident, church (construction of) , sand | |||
| Discography | |||
| Click HERE for a list of recordings of this poem | |||
| BITAGAP ID | |||
| 4002 | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| No associated bibliographies | |||