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| CSM Number : 98 | |||
| Short name: | The Sinful Woman who could not Enter a Church | Alternative: | Woman cannot enter church (Vauvert) |
| Incipit: | Non dev’ a Santa Maria/ mercee pedir | ||
| Refrain: | Non dev’ a Santa Maria/ mercee pedir/ aquel que de seus pecados/ non se repentir. | ||
| Summary of narrative | |||
| Setting: | Vauvert | Protagonist(s): | a sinful woman |
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A woman of Vauvert committed a grave sin, but felt no guilt. The Virgin, therefore, would not allow her to enter the church. The woman tried to open the doors, but could not, although other people were entering unhindered. The woman wept, and scratched her cheeks in grief. She begged the Virgin to allow her to enter. After she had pleaded and confessed her sin, the doors opened and she entered. She spent the rest of her life serving the Virgin and she never left the church. |
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| Metrical data | |||
| Stanza: | 13 13 13 13 | Refrain: | 13 13 |
| No. of Stanzas: | 7 | ||
| Rhyme scheme: | AA | bbba | Zejel: | Yes |
| MS locations: | |||
| T98, E98, To94 | |||
| Poncelet reference | |||
| None | |||
| Keywords | |||
| canonical hours, confession (see also repentance), doors (opening of) , entrance (barred) | |||
| Discography | |||
| Click HERE for a list of recordings of this poem | |||
| BITAGAP ID | |||
| 3815 | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| Cantigas de Santa Maria — El Cantar de los cantares — Sonetos — Coplas que hizo por la muerte de su padre D. Rodrigo Alfonso X el Sabio and others | |||
| The Early Seguidilla Clarke, Dorothy Clotelle | |||
| La Poésie lyrique espagnole et portugaise à la fin du Moyen Âge Le Gentil, Pierre | |||
| La pecadora penitente en el teatro español: Sus fuentes y evolución Sánchez Castañer y Mena, Francisco | |||