De las altas mares 1

Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5982a/40
This is a fragment of the Romance of the Captured sister, Hermana Cautiva, but a few borrowed lines another romance.

Text:
De las altas mares   traien a la niña
vistida de oro    y de perla fina,
con lagrimas la lavaba con suspiros la enjugaba
fin q’amanecia lavaba y enjugaba
abridme, m madre puertas del palacio
en lugar del muera hijo yo vos truje
con lagrimas la lavaba con suspiros la enjugaba
fin q’amanecia lavaba y enjugaba

Translation:
From the high seas they brought the maiden,
dressed in gold and fine pearls,
with tears he washed her, with sighs he dried her,
until dawn broke he washed and dried her.
Open for me, my mother, the palace doors,
instead of a dead son, I have brought her to you.
With tears he washed her, with sighs he dried her,
until dawn broke he washed and dried her.