Martim Codax - All cantigas

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O sea waves at Vigo,
have you seen my beloved?
God help me, is he coming?
O sea waves that swell,
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have you seen my friend?
God help me, is he coming?
Have you seen my beloved
who makes my heart troubled?
God help me, is he coming?
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Have you seen my friend
who makes my heart fret?
God help me, is he coming?
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Word came today:
my friend's on his way,
and I'm going, mother, to Vigo.
Today came the tidings:
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my friend is arriving,
and I'm going, mother, to Vigo.
My friend's on his way
and is alive and well,
and I'm going, mother, to Vigo.
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My friend is arriving
and is well and alive,
and I'm going, mother, to Vigo.
He's alive and well
and is the king's friend,
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and I'm going, mother, to Vigo.
He's well and alive
and is the king's ally,
and I'm going, mother, to Vigo.
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Come along, sister, come with me now
to the church in Vigo, where the waters pound,
and we'll look at the waves.
Come with me, sister, to spend some time
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at the church in Vigo, where the sea lifts high,
and we'll look at the waves.
To the church in Vigo, where the sea lifts high
and my friend, dear mother, will soon come by,
and we'll look at the waves.
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To the church in Vigo, where the waters pound,
and my friend, dear mother, will soon come around,
and we'll look at the waves.
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O God, if my friend could only know
I'm here in Vigo all alone
and so in love...
O God, if my friend could know my plight:
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alone in Vigo this whole night
and so in love...
I'm here in Vigo all alone
unguarded by a chaperone
and so in love...
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Alone in Vigo this whole night
and under no one's watchful sight
and so in love...
Unguarded by a chaperone,
my eyes are crying on their own,
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and so in love...
Under no one's watchful sight,
alone my eyes will cry all night,
and so in love...
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All girls who know what it means to love,
come with me to the sea at Vigo,
and we'll bathe in the waves.
All girls who know what loving means,
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come with me to the risen sea,
and we'll bathe in the waves.
Come with me to the sea at Vigo
and there we'll see the good friend I love
and we'll bathe in the waves.
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Come with me to the risen sea,
and there we'll see the good friend I mean
and we'll bathe in the waves.
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In Vigo next to the belfry
I danced, a lovely body.
I've fallen in love!
Next to the belfry in Vigo
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I danced, a slender figure.
I've fallen in love!
I danced, a slender figure
That never had a beloved.
I've fallen in love!
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I danced, a lovely body
That never had a boyfriend.
I've fallen in love!
That never had a boyfriend
till Vigo, next to the belfry.
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I've fallen in love!
That never had a beloved
till next to the belfry in Vigo.
I've fallen in love!
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O waves I've come to see,
do you know the reason
my beloved tarries without me?
O waves I've come to watch,
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can you tell me why
my beloved tarries without me?
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