Cantiga da Ribeirinha (also known as Cantiga da Garvaia or Cantiga da Guarvaia) is one of the first known pieces of literature in Galician-Portuguese[citation needed]. The poem's date of composition is debated, with some experts placing it in 1189[citation needed] or 1198[citation needed], and others claiming it could not have been written before 1200[citation needed]. It was composed by Paio Soares de Taveirós[citation needed] and received its name because it was dedicated to Maria Pais Ribeira, the mistress of Sancho I of Portugal[citation needed], known as "Ribeirinha."[citation needed]

Using the male I-lyric[clarification needed], the text tells of a platonic love between a poet of low station and a noble and unattainable woman. Although considered a love tune, it is sometimes interpreted instead as a song of derision or slander[citation needed]. Some experts believe that the poem is incomplete, and originally comprised three stanzas, with one having been lost[citation needed]. A recent hypothesis[citation needed] contests the poem's authorship, attributing it instead to Martim Soares de Baguim.

Lyrics

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No mundo non me sei parelha,
mentre me for' como me vai,
ca ja moiro por vós - e ai!
mia senhor branca e vermelha,
Queredes que vos retraia
quando vos eu vi em saia!
Mao dia me levantei,
que vos enton non vi fea!

E, mia senhor, des aquelha
me foi a mi mui mal di'ai!
E vós, filha de don Paai
Moniz, e ben vos semelha
d'haver eu por vós guarvaia,
pois eu, mia senhor, d'alfaia
nunca de vós ouve nen hei
valía dũa correa.

Modern Portuguese and English

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Wikisource: No mundo non me sei parelha

References

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  • Nicola, J. Literatura portuguesa da Idade Média a Fernando Pessoa. São Paulo: Scipione, 1992. ed. 2. p. 28. ISBN 85-262-1623-6
  • https://www.portaleducacao.com.br/conteudo/artigos/educacao/cantiga-de-ribeirinha-literatura-portuguesa/32033