Note 621 — Chapter XIX
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The Serranas of the Arcipreste de Hita were noticed when speaking of his works; but the six by the Marquis of Santillana approach nearer to the Provençal model, and have a higher poetical merit. For their form and Structure, see Diez, Troubadours, p. 114. The one specially referred to in the text is so beautiful, that I add a part of it, with the corresponding portion of the one by Riquier.
Moza tan fermosa Non vi en la frontera, Como una vaquera De la Finojosa. · · · · · En un verde prado De rosas e flores, Guardando ganado Con otros pastores, La vi tan fermosa, Que apenas creyera, Que fuese vaquera De la Finojosa.
Sanchez, Poesías Anteriores, Tom. I. p. xliv.
The following is the opening of that by Riquier:—
Gaya pastorelha Trobey l’ autre dia En una ribeira, Que per caut la belha Sos anhels tenia Desotz un ombreira; Un capelh fazia De flors e sezia, Sus en la fresqueria, etc.
Raynouard, Troubadours, Tom. III. p. 470.
None of the Provençal poets, I think, wrote so beautiful Pastoretas as Riquier; so that the Marquis chose a good model.