| COSSANTE | O MOTHER ... |
| Paio Calvo | trans. James H. Donalson (from Galician) |
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Ai madr', o que ben queria foi-s' ora d'aqui sa via. ........deseja-lo-ei. Foi-s' o meu perjurado e nom m'envia mandado, ........deseja-lo-ei. Pois mandado non n'envia, busque-lh' o Sancta Maria, ........deseja-lo-ei. Se non m' enviou mandado, de Deus lhi seja buscado, ........deseja-lo-ei. |
O mother, the one I've loved has now gone away from here ........but him I'll desire. He perjured himself to me and he failed to write to me: ........but him I'll desire. Since he failed to send for me look for him, O Saint Marie: ........but him I'll desire. If he didn't write for me he will be found out by God; ........but him I'll desire. |
Trans. Copyright © James H. Donalson 2006