Cantiga 295 of Alfonso X's Cantigas de Santa Maria

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Cantigas 295 is one the happiest of Alfonso X's Cantigas de Santa Maria! In it, some nuns the king himself brought in to worship a certain image of St Mary have a vision of St Mary herself calling for the king. When he comes to lay prostrate before her, saying he would kiss her hands and feet in devotion, St Mary says no, she wants to kiss his hands because of all the great things he does in her honor. A dream come true for Alfonso X!

Cantiga 295 doesn't have any surviving illustrations, so I've put various devotional illustrations in the video from the T and F manuscripts.

This is me singing unaccompanied, and yes, there are mistakes. But I hope you can hear the joy with which I share this music with you! Thanks for listening.

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