El novio manda galechas, la novia mos venga derecha. El novio manda los hiles, La novia mos venga con briles. El novio manda tijera, La novia mos venga ligera.
The groom sends her slippers,
the bride shall come to us upright. The groom sends her threads,
the bride shall come to us in finery. The groom sends her scissors,
the bride shall come to us light and graceful.
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: YCD 2416/59 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 209, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This wedding cantiga is sung to bless the bride and groom and describes the gifts of the groom and the reciprocating good characteristics of the bride.
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