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| CSM Number : 356 | |||
| Short name: | The Builders who were Supplied with Wood | Alternative: | Flooded river carries bridge to builders |
| Incipit: | Non é mui gran maravilla/ se sabe fazer lavor | ||
| Refrain: | Non é mui gran maravilla/ se sabe fazer lavor/ a madre do que o mundo/ fezo e é del Sennor. | ||
| Summary of narrative | |||
| Setting: | Santa Maria do Porto | Protagonist(s): | the builders of the Church of Santa Maria do Porto |
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The builders of the Church of Santa Maria do Porto had plenty of lime, stone, sand and water, but they lacked wood. They determined to get some, but instead the Virgin supplied it. The Virgin caused a great flood to pass through the city. The waters of the Guadalete River swept away a fine wooden bridge and the current carried it to the building site. The master builder had promised the king to complete the work by a certain date. Without the Virgin’s aid, this would have proved impossible. The builders seized the bridge and praised the Virgin, calling her the greatest of all saints. |
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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: | |||
| E356 | |||
| Poncelet reference | |||
| None | |||
| Keywords | |||
| bridge, builders, church (construction of) , flood, king, river, sand, wood | |||
| Discography | |||
| Click HERE for a list of recordings of this poem | |||
| BITAGAP ID | |||
| 4109 | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| Los orígenes del culto de Santa María del Puerto, 1255-1500 Hisan, Pedro (pseud.) [ = Sancho de Sopranís, Hipólito] | |||
| Alfonso X y las Cantigas a Santa Maria Martínez Alfonso, Manuel | |||
| The Miracles Came in Two by Two: Paired Narratives in the Cantigas de Santa Maria Parkinson, Stephen | |||