The Song of the Cid

Introduction Opening Passage: We are actually missing the original beginning of the work. The beginning we have is as follows (providing both the Castilian and the English for comparison): De los sos ojos tan fuertemientre llorando, tornava la cabeça e estávolos catando; vio puertas abiertas e uços sin cañados, alcándaras vazías sin pielles e sin mantos e sin falcones e sin adtores mudados.…