Esta é como un cavaleiro poderoso levava a mal outro por un fillo que lle matara, e soltó-o en ũa eigreja de Santa María, e disse-lle a Magestade “gracías” porên.
| Line | Refrain | Metrics | |
| 1 | Se hóme fezér de grado pola Virgen algún ben, | 7'7 A | |
| 2 | demostrar-ll' haverá ela sinaes que lle praz ên. | 7'7 A | |
| Stanza I | |||
| 3 | Desto vos direi miragre, ond' haveredes sabor, | 7'7 b | |
| 4 | que mostrou Santa María con merce' e con amor | 7'7 b | |
| 5 | a un mui bon cavaleiro e séu quito servidor, | 7'7 b | |
| 6 | que ena servir metía séu coraçôn e séu sen. | 7'7 A | |
| Se hóme fezér de grado pola Virgen algún ben... | |||
| Stanza II | |||
| 7 | El havía un séu fillo que sabía mais amar | 7'7 b | |
| 8 | ca si, e un cavaleiro matou-llo. E con pesar | 7'7 b | |
| 9 | do fillo foi el prendê-lo, e quiséra-o matar | 7'7 b | |
| 10 | u el séu fillo matara, que lle non valvésse ren. | 7'7 A | |
| Se hóme fezér de grado pola Virgen algún ben... | |||
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| Stanza III | |||
| 11 | E el levando-o preso en ũa eigreja 'ntrou, | 7'7 b | |
| 12 | e o pres' entrou pós ele, e el del non se nembrou; | 7'7 b | |
| 13 | e pois que viu a omagen da Virgen i, o soltou, | 7'7 b | |
| 14 | e homildou-s' a omagen e disso “graças” porên. | 7'7 A | |
| Se hóme fezér de grado pola Virgen algún ben... | |||
Manuscript references
External links marked 
are to facsimiles on Greg Lindahl's Cantigas de Santa Maria website.
| [E] | 207 | viewhttp://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/379small.htmlExternal link |
| [F] | 17 |
Oxford CSM Database record
External link to poem data: CSM 207http://csm.mml.ox.ac.uk/index.php?p=poemdata_view&rec=207
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Metrical summary
Refrain
| 7' | 7 7' | 7 |
Stanzas
| 7' | 7 7' | 7 7' | 7 7' | 7 |
Rhyme
AA / bbbA| R | I | II | III | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | eŋ | |||
| b | oɾ | aɾ | ou̯ | |
Estimated performance times
| Average syllables / min. | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Very slow | 50 | 6:00 |
| Slow | 100 | 3:00 |
| Medium | 150 | 2:00 |
| Fast | 200 | 1:30 |
| Very fast | 250 | 1:11 |
These are very approximate total times for a full sung (or spoken) performance of all stanzas with all repeats of the refrain. Note that the speed is in average syllables per minute, and no particular mensural interpretation is assumed. More ornamented music will reduce the syllabic speed considerably. Remember also to add time for instrumental preludes, interludes and postludes.
Total syllables: 300
