Cantigas
de amigo (Martín Codax)
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
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
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
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
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
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