Legends & Romances of Spain

by Lewis Spence

The Bridal of Andella

“The Bridal of Andella” is brilliant with Oriental colouring:

Rise up, rise up, Xarifa, lay the golden cushion down;

Rise up, come to the window, and gaze with all the town.

From gay guitar and violin the silver notes are flowing,

And the lovely lute doth speak between the trumpet’s lordly blowing,

And banners bright from lattice light are waving everywhere,

And the tall, tall plume of our cousin’s bridegroom floats proudly in the air:

Rise up, rise up, Xarifa, lay the golden cushion down;