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| CSM Number : 339 | |||
| Short name: | The Fish that Plugged a Hole in a Ship | Alternative: | Fish plug hole in ship's hull |
| Incipit: | En quantas guisas os seus acorrer | ||
| Refrain: | En quantas guisas os seus acorrer/ sab’ a Virgen, non se pode dizer. | ||
| Summary of narrative | |||
| Setting: | Cartagena and Alicante | Protagonist(s): | people sailing from Cartagena |
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A ship was sailing from Cartagena to Alicante. On the way, its hull split open and the ship filled with water. The people on board prayed to various saints, but a good man suggested that they pray to the Virgin instead. They did so, and then examined the place where the water was flooding in. They decided to bail the ship. However, the Virgin came to their aid and inserted three fish into the gaping hole. Seeing this, the people were overjoyed. They thanked the Virgin and soon docked in Alicante. In the port, the captain saw the fish wedged tightly in the hole. No master craftsman or caulker could have done a better job. The captain took out the fish. He ate the two dead ones and put the live one in front of the altar in the church for all to see. |
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| Metrical data | |||
| Stanza: | 10 10 10 10 | Refrain: | 10 10 |
| No. of Stanzas: | 14 | ||
| Rhyme scheme: | AA | bbba | Zejel: | Yes |
| MS locations: | |||
| F100, E339 | |||
| Poncelet reference | |||
| None | |||
| Keywords | |||
| captain (of ship), fish, Saints (other), shipwreck | |||
| Discography | |||
| Click HERE for a list of recordings of this poem | |||
| BITAGAP ID | |||
| 4093 | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| La música de las Cantigas de Santa María del rey Alfonso el Sabio. Facsímil, transcripción y estudio crítico vol. III Anglés, Higinio | |||
| Los endecasílabos de Alfonso X: Estudio sobre las Cantigas Hanssen, Friedrich | |||
| Aberturas e finais: rubricas, refrães, estrofes iniciais e estrofes terminais nas Cantigas de Santa Maria Parkinson, Stephen | |||
| La cultura murciana en el reinado de Alfonso X Torres Fontes, Juan | |||