cantiga

Examples

• All

• The number of medieval Galician-Portuguese cantigas de amigo that refer to fountains, lakes, rivers, and the sea is so great that the last two form a subcategory known as "barcarolas" or "marinas."

  Academic text (1998)

• He is hardly ever directly named in the cantigas of praise that we associate with him personally.

  Academic text (1993)

• A color image of this cantiga is available in Keller and Kinkade (Iconography in Medieval), plate 15.

  Academic text (1993)

• There are also cantigas in which Alfonso appears as a witness, and again his rotulos are left blank: 29, 113, and 169.

  Academic text (1993)

• In these lyrical cantigas, which gravitate so strongly toward advertising their patron, the miniaturists dropped all pretense of being strictly sequential.

  Academic text (1993)

• Many cantigas tell stories of love and valor, reflecting the cultural values of their time.

• The musician performed a beautiful cantiga that captivated everyone in the audience.

Synonyms

C

canción

vscantiga

• Archaic

9.9

A short old Spanish poem set to music about love or journeys

is more a traditional or folk song rather than only literary pieces

C

canzone

vscantiga

• Literature

9.9

A formal lyric poem in Italian literature often written about love

is more a traditional folk form rather than formally structured poetry

C

canzona

vscantiga

• Archaic

9.9

A lyrical Italian song or poem from medieval to early modern times

is more associated with Iberian folk tradition than Italian literary song

C

canso

vscantiga

• Archaic

9.9

A medieval poem from southern France about love and knights

focuses on folk or popular tradition rather than courtly love themes

C

cantus

vscantiga

9.6

A song or chant sung by a group, often during a ceremony

is a secular folk lyric or poem rather than a ceremonial group chant

Surface Forms

Etymology