Cantiga da Ribeirinha or Cantiga de Guarvaia is one of the first known piece of literature in Galician-Portuguese. This poem was probably composed in 1198 by Paio Soares de Taveirós and received this name because it was dedicated to Maria Pais Ribeiro, lover of Sancho I of Portugal and called of Ribeirinha. Using male I-lyric, the text tells about a platonic love between the poet, plebeian, and a noble and inaccessible woman.
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Modern Portuguese
Note: an alternative to guarvaia is manto or túnica (it is a kind of reddish luxurious mantle common in aristocracy.
Translation
Note: tunic was used instead of the Portuguese word, guarvaia, which is an archaic definition to a luxurious mantle, probably red, worn by nobles.
References
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