Martín Codax: Ondas – Cantigas de Amigo

Beautiful, atmospheric and infinitely delicate, the songs of Martín Codax remain among the finest examples of cantigas de amigo. Influenced by the poetry of the troubadours, infused with Christian, Arab and Celtic symbolism, the songs of Martín Codax nonetheless belong to the Galician-Portuguese world. Cantigas de amigo are a typically Galician genre, in which a woman addresses a man, and the love story they depict is characterized by longing and feelings of loneliness.