The Banishment of the Cid XLVII
May my lord the Cid, Roy Diaz, at all times God's favor feel.Minaya Alvar Fañez has departed to Castile.To the King thirty horses for a present did he bring.And when he had beheld them beautifully smiled the King:"Who gave thee these, Minaya, so prosper thee the Lord?""Even the Cid Roy Diaz, who in good hour girded sword.Since you banished him, by cunning has he taken Alcocér.To the King of Valencia the tidings did they bear.He bade that they besiege him; from every water-wellThey cut him off. He sallied forth from the citadel,In the open field he fought them, and he beat in that affrayTwo Moorish kings he captured, sire, a very mighty prey.Great King, this gift he sends thee. Thine hands and feet alsoHe kisses. Show him mercy; such God to thee shall show."Said the King:"'Tis over early for one banished, without graceIn his lord's sight, to receive it at the end of three week'sspace.But since 'tis Moorish plunder to take it I consent.That the Cid has taken such a spoil, I am full well content.Beyond all this. Minaya. thine exemption I accord,For all thy lands and honors are unto thee restored.Go and come! Henceforth my favor I grant to thee once more.But to thee I say nothing of the Cid Campeador.
Words in this poem
- prosper v. t.
- To favor; to render successful. [F. prospérer v. i., or L. prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus. See Prosperous.]
- valencia n.
- A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. [Perhaps fr. Valence in France.]
- bade
- A form of the pat tense of Bid.
- sire n.
- A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir. [F. sire, originally, an older person. See Sir.]
- shall v. i.
- To owe; to be under obligation for. [OE. shal, schal, imp. sholde, scholde, AS. scal, sceal, I am obliged, imp. scolde, sceolde, inf. sculan; akin to OS. skulan, pres. skal, imp. skolda, D. zullen,]
- henceforth adv.
- From this time forward; henceforward.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
The Banishment of the Cid XLVII is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Lay of the Cid, Project Gutenberg ebook #6088, the R. Selden Rose and Leonard Bacon translation; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
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Form and metre
The Banishment of the Cid XLVII is 24 lines in a single stanza. The metre is iambic heptameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 79%). 86% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 12.8 syllables. 2 lines end on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending. 21% of the lines run on without a stop at the line end.
See other poems in iambic heptameter.
Measured by Laurel's pipeline, not copied from a handbook: how stress and metre are counted, how rhyme is lettered, how a drifted rhyme is found. Where the dictionary cannot confirm a rhyme the letter is withheld, not guessed.
Rhyme words, stanza by stanza
The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.
- 1 --AABB--CC----AD-DEEBB-- feel · castile · bringA · kingA · lordB · swordB · alcocér · bear · wellC · citadelC · affray · prey · also · show · kingA · graceD · week's · spaceD · consentE · contentE · accordB · restoredB · more · campeador
Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic heptameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| May my lord the Cid, Roy Diaz, at all times God's favor feel. | 15 | ······/·····/˘· |
| Minaya Alvar Fañez has departed to Castile. | 14 | ·······˘/˘···· |
| To the King thirty horses for a present did he bring. | 14 | ···/˘/˘··/˘··· |
| And when he had beheld them beautifully smiled the King: | 13 | ····˘/·/˘˘··· |
| "Who gave thee these, Minaya, so prosper thee the Lord?" | 12 | ·······/˘··· |
| "Even the Cid Roy Diaz, who in good hour girded sword. | 15 | /˘···/····/˘/˘· |
| Since you banished him, by cunning has he taken Alcocér. | 15 | ··/˘··/˘··/˘··· |
| To the King of Valencia the tidings did they bear. | 14 | ····˘/˘˘·/˘··· |
| He bade that they besiege him; from every water-well | 14 | ····˘/··/˘˘/˘· |
| They cut him off. He sallied forth from the citadel, | 13 | ·····/˘···/˘· |
| In the open field he fought them, and he beat in that affray | 15 | ··/˘·········˘/ |
| Two Moorish kings he captured, sire, a very mighty prey. | 15 | ·/˘··/˘/˘·/˘/˘· |
| Great King, this gift he sends thee. Thine hands and feet also | 13 | ···········/˘ |
| He kisses. Show him mercy; such God to thee shall show." | 13 | ·/˘··/˘······ |
| Said the King: | 3 | ··· |
| "'Tis over early for one banished, without grace | 12 | ···/˘··/˘··· |
| In his lord's sight, to receive it at the end of three week's | 14 | ·····˘/······· |
| space. | 1 | · |
| But since 'tis Moorish plunder to take it I consent. | 13 | ···/˘/˘····˘/ |
| That the Cid has taken such a spoil, I am full well content. | 15 | ····/˘·······/˘ |
| Beyond all this. Minaya. thine exemption I accord, | 13 | ·······˘/˘·˘/ |
| For all thy lands and honors are unto thee restored. | 13 | ·····/˘····˘/ |
| Go and come! Henceforth my favor I grant to thee once more. | 14 | ···//·/˘······ |
| But to thee I say nothing of the Cid Campeador. | 13 | ·····/˘······ |
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