The Marriage of the Cid's Daughters CVII
The Cid mounted Baviéca his charger at a leap."Here before my King Alfonso I say it openly,Who would fain go to the marriage or would have a gift of me,Let him come with me. His profit shall be great, as I conceive."
Now of his lord Alfonso the lord Cid took his leave..His company he wished not, he departed from him straight.There might you see a many of knights of fair estateTaking leave of King Alfonso, that the while his hands did kiss:"Let it be now thy pleasure, and prithee grant us this--'Neath the Cid to great Valencia now will we march awayTo see the Heirs of Carrión upon their wedding day,And Dame Sol and Dame Elvíra that the Cid's daughters be."
Therewith the King was satisfied and gave them liberty.And the King's bands diminished and the Cid's increased the more.Great company of people marched with the Campeador.
They rode straight to Valencia ta'en when his star was high.On Diégo and Ferrándo he bade them keep an eye.Muño Gustióz and Per Vermudóz they had commandment plain--In all my lord Cid's household were not a better twainThe ways of them of Carrión to discover them and find.Ansuór Gonzálvez joined the Heirs who was a noisy hind,Loose-tongued, and for untrustful in other things well known.They showered many honors on the Heirs of Carrión.
Behold them in Valencia that the Cid my lord had ta'en.When they looked upon the city they were exceeding fain.Muño Gustióz and don Pero, to them the lord Cid spake:"Straightway the Heirs of Carrión unto a lodging take,But do you tarry with them, so doth my order run.When entereth in the morning, when breaketh forth the sun,Of Dame Sol and Dame Elvíra, their brides, they shall have sight."
Words in this poem
- charger n.
- One who, or that which charges.
- fain v. t.
- To be glad ; to wish or desire.
- 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,]
- prithee interj.
- A corruption of pray thee; as, I prithee; generally used without I.
- 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.]
- dame n.
- A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a womam in authority; especially, a lady. [F. dame, LL. domna, fr. L. domina mistress, lady, fem. of dominus master, ruler, lord; akin to domare to tame, subdue. See Tame, and cf. Dam mother, Dan, Danger]
- therewith adv.
- With that or this.
- rode n.
- Redness; complexion. [See Rud.]
- bade
- A form of the pat tense of Bid.
- commandment n.
- An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. [OF. commandement, F. commandement.]
- twain a.
- Two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. twegen, masc. See Two.]
- discover v. i.
- To discover or show one's self.
- untrustful a.
- Not trustful or trusting.
- straightway adv.
- Immediately; without loss of time; without delay.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
The Marriage of the Cid's Daughters CVII 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 Marriage of the Cid's Daughters CVII is 30 lines in 5 verse paragraphs. It is in rhyming couplets, 53% of the lines. The metre is iambic heptameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 77%). 85% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 13.6 syllables. 2 lines end on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending. 10% of the lines run on without a stop at the line end.
See other poems in rhyming couplets, 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.
- 2 -AABBCC- leave · straightA · estateA · kissB · thisB · awayC · dayC · be
- 4 AABBCC-- highA · eyeA · plainB · twainB · findC · hindC · known · carrión
- 5 --AABB- ta'en · fain · spakeA · takeA · runB · sunB · sight
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Cid mounted Baviéca his charger at a leap. | 13 | ··/˘····/˘··· |
| "Here before my King Alfonso I say it openly, | 14 | ···········/˘˘ |
| Who would fain go to the marriage or would have a gift of me, | 15 | ······/˘······· |
| Let him come with me. His profit shall be great, as I conceive." | 15 | ······/˘·····˘/ |
| Now of his lord Alfonso the lord Cid took his leave.. | 13 | ············· |
| His company he wished not, he departed from him straight. | 13 | ·/˘····˘/˘··· |
| There might you see a many of knights of fair estate | 13 | ·····/˘····˘/ |
| Taking leave of King Alfonso, that the while his hands did kiss: | 15 | /˘············· |
| "Let it be now thy pleasure, and prithee grant us this-- | 13 | ·····/˘·/˘··· |
| 'Neath the Cid to great Valencia now will we march away | 14 | ·····˘/˘····˘/ |
| To see the Heirs of Carrión upon their wedding day, | 13 | ··········/˘· |
| And Dame Sol and Dame Elvíra that the Cid's daughters be." | 14 | ···········/˘· |
| Therewith the King was satisfied and gave them liberty. | 14 | ˘/···/˘····/˘˘ |
| And the King's bands diminished and the Cid's increased the more. | 14 | ····˘/˘···˘/·· |
| Great company of people marched with the Campeador. | 13 | ·/˘˘·/˘······ |
| They rode straight to Valencia ta'en when his star was high. | 13 | ····˘/˘······ |
| On Diégo and Ferrándo he bade them keep an eye. | 13 | ············· |
| Muño Gustióz and Per Vermudóz they had commandment plain-- | 15 | ···········˘/˘· |
| In all my lord Cid's household were not a better twain | 13 | ·····/····/˘· |
| The ways of them of Carrión to discover them and find. | 14 | ········˘/˘··· |
| Ansuór Gonzálvez joined the Heirs who was a noisy hind, | 14 | ···········/˘· |
| Loose-tongued, and for untrustful in other things well known. | 13 | ····˘/˘·/˘··· |
| They showered many honors on the Heirs of Carrión. | 13 | ·/˘/˘/˘······ |
| Behold them in Valencia that the Cid my lord had ta'en. | 14 | ˘/··˘/˘······· |
| When they looked upon the city they were exceeding fain. | 14 | ······/˘··˘/˘· |
| Muño Gustióz and don Pero, to them the lord Cid spake: | 14 | ······/˘······ |
| "Straightway the Heirs of Carrión unto a lodging take, | 13 | /˘········/˘· |
| But do you tarry with them, so doth my order run. | 13 | ···/˘·····/˘· |
| When entereth in the morning, when breaketh forth the sun, | 13 | ·/˘··/˘·/˘··· |
| Of Dame Sol and Dame Elvíra, their brides, they shall have sight." | 14 | ·············· |
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