Cantigas de amigo (Martín Codax)  

Cantiga 2

 

Mandad’ ei conmigo                     A message tells me

Ca ven meu amigo:                        that my friend is coming

E irei madr’, a Vigo!                      And I will go, mother, to Vigo !

 

Conmigu’ ei mandado                    A message has told me

Ca ven meu amado:                        that my lover is coming:

E irei madr’, a Vigo!                       And I will go, mother, to Vigo !

 

Ca ven meu amigo                          Let my friend come,

e ven san’e vivo:                             let him return alive and safe:

E irei madr’, a Vigo!                        and I will go, mother, to Vigo !

 

Ca ven meu amado                          Let my beloved come,

E ven viv’e sano:                             let him return alive and safe:

E irei madr’, a Vigo!                        And I will go, mother, to Vigo !

 

Ca ven san’e vivo                            Let him return alive and safe

E d’el rei amigo:                               and befriended by the king:

E irei madr’, a Vigo!                         And I will go, mother, to Vigo !

 

Ca ven viv’e sano                             Let him return alive and safe

E d’el rei privado:                        and held in high esteem by the king:

E irei madr’, a Vigo!                        And I will go, mother, to Vigo !