A noble asked that I honor
our evening meal with a verse,
but I thought that in poor taste,
and so I sing of my aversion:
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I've made an oath:
I'll never say evil is good.
When dinner came, he cried,
"Now, sing for the occasion!"
"I'd like to," I said, "but,
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as I told the crusaders in Jaén,
I'll never say evil is good.
que nunca diga de mal bem.
