Cantiga 200 "Santa Maria loei"

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Cantigas de Santa María
Alfonso X el Sabio (Toledo, 1221 - Sevilla, 1284)
Intérpretes: Grupo SEMA




ESTA ES DE LOOR DE SANTA MARÍA

A Santa María he loado, loo y loaré.

Pues a mí me ha mostrado más bienes que a los demás nacidos de hombres honrados.
Me hizo provenir en linea directa de familia noble y quiso que fuese rey y reinase.
Y en las grandes enfermedades acudió en mi ayuda.
Y a los que me querían mal les dio su merecido, como probaré.
Me sacó de grandes pobrezas y me dio riquezas.
Me hizo señor de buena tierra y siempre me ayudó en la guerra.
Me libró de peligros de muerte y de heridas.
Por tanto, ayudadme todos a rogarle de corazón que con su gran piedad venga en mi ayuda, porque la necesito.
Y que, cuando quiera, me retire de la pelea de este mundo y me lleve a verla a ella, a la que siempre amé.








This is in praise of Holy Mary.

I have praised and praise and shall ever praise Holy Mary.

For among all the most honored men alive today,
She has shown me more
blessings, which I shall now relate.

She caused me to descend from good lineage
and willed that I should justly
reign and be king.

And with Her mercies She aided me in my grave illnesses,
therefore, rest as-
sured, I shall serve Her in return.

And to those who bore me ill will and conspired
and plotted against me She
gave what they deserved,
as I shall prove.
She freed me from great poverty and gave me wealth,
for which I shall name
all Her great attributes that I can.

For She who does not err nor ever erred made me lord of a fine land
and
helped me in every war when I called on Her.

She delivered me from misfortunes, death, and injury.
Therefore know, good
men, that I shall die for Her.

All you join with me now to pray with all our hearts
that She may help me
in Her great mercy, for I have need.

And whenever She so wills, may She take me from the turmoil
of this world,
and may I look upon Her whom I have always loved.