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Porque trobar é cousa en que jaz (Prólogo de las Cantigas)

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Este es el prólogo de las cantigas de Santa María, recordando lo que es menester en el trovar.

Porque trovar es cosa en que yace entendimiento, por eso, quien lo hace ha de tenerlo, y razón bastante, para que entienda y sepa decir (o cantar) lo que entiende y le place expresar porque el bien trovar así ha de ser hecho.
Y aunque yo estas dos cualidades no tengo tal como tener quisiera, sin embargo, probaré de mostrar en adelante lo poco que sé, confiando en Dios, de donde el saber viene, pues por El supongo que podré mostrar algo de lo que mostrar quiero.
Y lo que quiero es decir loor de la Virgen, Madre de Nuestro Señor, Santa María, que es lo mejor que El hizo, y, por esto, yo quiero ser desde hoy trovador suyo, y le ruego que me quiera por su trovador, y que quiera recibir mi trovar, porque por él quiero mostrar los milagros que Ella hizo; y además quiero dejarme de trovar, desde ahora, por otra dama, y pienso recobrar, por ésta, cuanto por las otras perdí.
Porque el amor de esta Señora es tal que, quien lo tiene, siempre por ello vale más, y lo que haya ganado ya no lo pierde, si no es que, por su gran desgracia, quiera dejar bien y hacer mal, ya que por esto lo pierde, y no por otro motivo.
Por tanto, ya no quiero separarme de Ella, porque sé cabalmente que, si bien la sirviese, no podré perder su bien, porque nunca faltó a quien supo, con piedad, pedirle, porque tales ruegos siempre fueron bien oídos por Ella.
Por ello, le ruego, si Ella quisiere, que le plazca lo que de Ella yo dijere en mis cantares, y si a Ella le agradara, que me dé un galardón tal como el que Ella da a los que ama, y quien lo supiere, con mayor agrado trovará por Ella.

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This is the Prologue of the Songs of Holy Mary, concerning the things which are necessary in the art of composing songs.
Because trobar (composing songs) is an art which requires great understanding, therefore, he who undertakes it must have this quality, and good judgement, so that he may understand and be able to say that which he understands and wishes to express, for thus are good songs made.
Although I do not possess these two qualities to the degree that I might wish, I shall nonetheless try to show the little that I know of the art, trusting in God, from Whom wisdom comes, for with His aid I believe I can accomplish to some extent that which I seek.
And that which I seek is to praise the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord, Holy Mary, the most wondrous of His creations. Therefore, I wish from this day forth to be Her troubadour, and I pray that She will have me for Her troubadour and accept my songs, for through them I seek to reveal the miracles She performed. Hence from now on I choose to sing for no other lady, and I think thereby to recover all that I have wasted on the others.
For the love of this Lady is such that he who has it is forever the more worthy for it, and once he has earned it, never does it fail him, unless, to his misfortune, he departs from good and does wrong. Thus, and in no other way, does he lose it.
Therefore, I will never depart from Her, for I know full well that if I serve Her faithfully I shall never be deprived of Her blessing. No one ever failed to receive it who humbly begged for it, for such a prayer She always heard.
Therefore I pray, if it be Her will, that what I shall say of Her in my songs be pleasing to Her, and if it please Her, that She give me the reward which She gives to those She loves. He who has this assurance will gladly sing for Her.
Here ends the Prologue to the Songs of Holy Mary.

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  • Muy buena versión.

  • @cantodelcavallero GRUPO SEMA is from Spain.

  • where is this group from?

  • Muy buen empleo del arte de los prologos. Por favor, quién canta esta versión?

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