Analysis of Cantiga No. 60,
Ca Eva nos tolleu
Parays'e Deus
Ave nos y meteu;
porend', amigos meus:
Entre Av'e Eva…
For Eva took us away
from heaven and from God,
Ave puts us back there.
That is why, my friends:
'Twixt Ave and Eva…
Eva nos foi deitar
do dem' en sa prijon,
e Ave en sacar;
e por esta razon:
Entre Av'e Eva…
Eva had us bewitched
by the devil in his prison;
and Ave brought us out from there;
and for that reason:
'Twixt Ave and Eva…
Eva nos fez perder
amor de Deus e ben,
e pos Ave aver
no lo fez; e poren:
Entre Av'e Eva…
Eva caused us to lose
the love of God and Righteousness;
Ave brought it back to us
again; and for that:
'Twixt Ave and Eva…
Eva nos ensserrou
os çeos sen chave,
e Maria britou
as portas per Ave:
Entre Av'e Eva…
Eva kept us shut in,
far from heaven, without the keys,
and Mary broke open
the doors with Ave.
'Twixt Ave and Eva…
Scheme | xabaC dbeaC efefC bfefC efxfC aaabC ecbdC fafdC |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (33%) |
Metre | 11011 11 1111 1011 10110 1101101 110011 11111 11111 11010 10111 11111 1111 11101 10110 101101 10100110 0111111 01110 11010 10111 101111 11110 11111 10110 101111 01110100 111111 01011 11010 1011 11011 10101 1111 10110 101110 11100101 010110 0111 11010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 870 |
Words | 173 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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