Cantigas de Santa Maria for Singers

This website presents a complete edition of the full text of the 13th century Cantigas de Santa Maria, specially prepared with the needs of singers and other vocal performers in mind.

In these pages you will find:

• the lyrics of all 427 cantigas, with syllables marked for fitting to the music, accompanied by phonetic transcriptions, my own editorial footnotes and links to manuscript facsimiles;
• a Main Index by number and an Index by Incipit (first line);
• a detailed guide to the Pronunciation of medieval Galician-Portuguese, the language of the Cantigas;
• a comprehensive Concordance linking every word form to the complete list of places where it is used;
• some Questions & Answers and a collection of useful Links;

... and much more besides.

If you're new to the site, you might like to read the Introduction for a bit of background. Otherwise, you can jump straight to the Main Index.

Email contact: info@cantigasdesantamaria.com

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