El Comte Raixa [English translation]

[Princess:]

- My dear father, don't you know

My mother's last will?

That, as soon as I turned twelve

You had to give me a husband?

I'm already twelve and one day old;

You should start getting frantic!

[King:]

- I have looked all over Spain

And I can't find a husband for you!

Unless it's the Count of Raixa...

I don't know whether you'll like him?

[Princess:]

- My dear father, arrange a banquet

And invite him for a day!

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The King arranged a banquet

And invited him for a day.

As they were there, dining,

(The king) started talking about his daughter.

[Count:]

- This cannot be, My Lord the King;

One cannot have two wives!

[King:]

- Kill your wife, the countess

And you shall marry my daughter.

If you don't kill the countess

And you don't marry my daughter,

I will send my soldiers

And your whole family will die that very day!

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He left for his castle,

And found his wife sewing...

He told her: Oh, my unfortunate

And unhappy wife!

[Countess:]

- Why are you calling me "my unfortunate

And unhappy wife"?

[Count:]

- Because the King has ordered

That I must take your life!

[Comtessa:]

- Do not kill me, my dear husband!

I am your gentle companion!

Throw me into a very big well

And in this way, you shall take my life!

Come, my dear children, come!

Come to your darling mommy;

For your father wants to kill me

And he wants to give me an underhanded death!

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As he was getting ready to strike with his sword

An angel descended from Heaven...

[Angel:]

- Stop at once, my lord the Count!

Stop at once, at my behest:

The king died during the night

And his daughter, by mid-day.

The king is burning in hell

With his daughter as his only company!

• Artist:Maria del Mar Bonet
• Album:Saba de terrer (1979)