CANTIGA 181 Pero que seja a
gente (English trans. Angela Burton )

THIS IS ABOUT HOW ABU YUÇUF WAS DESTROYED IN MARAKESH BY THE STANDARD OF SANTA MARIA. Although they are people of another law and disbelievers, the Virgin helps those who love her most. In the city of Marakesh, which is very big and beautiful, the glorious Virgin performed a splendid miracle on a king who was waging a dangerous war with another, and for that reason, needed help. Although they are people of another law and disbelievers, the Virgin helps those who love her most. For, while he was surrounded in Marakesh, the other had already crossed a great river called the Morabe, with many horsemen and man people on foot. Although they are people of another law and disbelievers, the Virgin helps those who love her most. These made raids near the gates of the villa and took by force whoever was outside the walls. That is why those of Marakesh advised their king to go out of the city with good and chosen people Although they are people of another law and disbelievers, the Virgin helps those who love her most. with arms, and fight a battle with the other king, and to take out of the villa the standard of Santa Maria, for they did not doubt that when it was unfurled, they would defeat them. Although they are people of another law and disbelievers, the Virgin helps those who love her most. They told him, besides, to make all the Christians come out with the crosses of the church. The king followed the advice and took out that standard, which is a mirror of the angels and the saints; the Moors saw it Although they are people of another law and disbelievers, the Virgin helps those who love her most. on the enemy side, and were so frightened that, although they were a powerful force, they gave up the fight and lost their tents and all they had brought, and many of these ugly, bearded people died. Although they are people of another law and disbelievers, the Virgin helps those who love her most. They crossed the Morabe, which they had crossed before, and there lost all they had brought with them, and they were so afraid of the standard and the crosses, that they fled without even holding onto the reins. Although they are people of another law and disbelievers, the Virgin helps those who love her most. thus Santa Maria helped her friends, although of another law, to defeat their enemies, who, although they were many, they took for nothing, and thus was this favour known by all. Although they are people of another law and disbelievers, the Virgin helps those who love her most

ESTA É COMO ABOYUÇAF FOY DESBARATADO EN MARROCOS PELA SINA DE SANTA MARIA. Pero que seja a gente d’outra lei e descreuda, os que a Virgen mais aman, a esses ela ajuda. Fremoso miragre desto fez a Virgen groriosa na cidade de Marrocos, que é mui grand’ e fremosa, a un rei que era ende sennor, que perigoosa guerra con outro avia, per que gran mester ajuda Pero que seja a gente d’outra lei e descreuda, os que a Virgen mais aman, a esses ela ajuda. Avia de quen lla désse; ca assi com’ el cercado jazia dentr’ en Marrocos, ca o outro ja passado era per un grande rio que Morabe é chamado con muitos de cavaleiros e mui gran gente miuda . Pero que seja a gente d’outra lei e descreuda, os que a Virgen mais aman, a esses ela ajuda. E corrian pelas portas da vila, e quant’ achavan que fosse fora dos muros, todo per força fillavan. E porend’ os de Marrocos al Rei tal conssello davan que saisse da cidade con bõa gent’ esleuda Pero que seja a gente d’outra lei e descreuda, os que a Virgen mais aman, a esses ela ajuda. D’armas e que mantenente cono outro rei lidasse e logo fora da vila a sina sacar mandasse da Virgen Santa Maria, e que per ren non dultasse que os logo no vencesse, pois la ouvesse tenduda; Pero que seja a gente d’outra lei e descreuda, os que a Virgen mais aman, a esses ela ajuda. Demais, que sair fezesse dos crischãos o concello conas cruzes da eigreja. E el creeu seu consello; e poi-la sina sacaron daquela que é espello dos angeos e dos santos, e dos mouros foi viuda, Pero que seja a gente d’outra lei e descreuda, os que a Virgen mais aman, a esses ela ajuda. Que eran da outra parte, atal espant’ en colleron que, pero gran poder era, logo todos se venceron, e as tendas que trouxeran e o al todo perderon, e morreu y muita gente dessa fea e barvuda. Pero que seja a gente d’outra lei e descreuda, os que a Virgen mais aman, a esses ela ajuda. E per Morabe passaron que ante passad’ ouveran, e sen que perdud’ avian todo quant’ ali trouxeran atan gran medo da sina e das cruzes y preseran, que fogindo no avia niun redea teuda. Pero que seja a gente d’outra lei e descreuda, os que a Virgen mais aman, a esses ela ajuda. E assi Santa Mari ajudou a seus amigos, pero que d’outra lei eran, a britar seu eemigos que, macar que eran muitos, nonoos preçaron dous figos, e assi foi ssa mercee de todos mui connoçuda. Pero que seja a gente d’outra lei e descreuda, os que a Virgen mais aman, a esses ela ajuda.