Argot de Moll preserved them in Arabic, transcribed in Latin characters, one piece being attributed to Mouley Abou Abdallah: "The charming Alhambra and its palaces weep Over their loss, Muley Boabdil (Bon Abdallah), Bring me my horse and my white buckler, That I may fight to retake the Alhambra; Bring me my horse and my buckler blue, That I may go to fight to retake my children.

The Bereaved Father The Warden of Molina The Loves of Boabdil and Vindaraja The Infanta Sevilla and Peranguelos Celin's Farewell Celin's Return Baza Revisited Captive Zara The Jealous King The Lovers of Antequera Tarfe's Truce The Two Moorish Knights The King's Decision Almanzar and Bobalias The Moorish Infanta and Alfonzo Ramos

THE LOVES OF BOABDIL AND VINDARAJA Where Antequera's city stands, upon the southern plain, The captive Vindaraja sits and mourns her lot in vain.

The city and its small surrounding district alone remained to Boabdil.

Boabdil had one of his impulses of valorhe determined to take the field in person, and to follow up this signal blow which Allah had inflicted on the enemy.

The Christian army approached close to the city, and were laying waste the gardens and orchards, when Boabdil sallied forth, surrounded by all that was left of the flower and chivalry of Granada.

Boabdil was alarmed by the gathering dangers from without and by the clamors of his starving people.

Boabdil demanded of them what was to be done in their present extremity; and their answer was, "Surrender."

The heart of Boabdil was touched by this appeal, and he maintained a gloomy silence.

Boabdil yielded to the general voice; it was determined to capitulate with the Christian sovereigns; and the venerable Abul Kazim was sent forth to the camp empowered to treat for terms.

Boabdil saw that to hold out to the end of the allotted time would but be to protract the miseries of his people.

The volatile population agreed to adhere to the capitulation, and there was even a faint shout of "Long live Boabdil the unfortunate!"

Boabdil immediately sent missives to King Ferdinand, apprising him of these events, and of his fears lest further delay should produce new tumults.

It was a night of doleful lamentings within the walls of the Alhambra; for the household of Boabdil were preparing to take a last farewell of that delightful abode.

They paused not, but proceeded along the banks of the Xenel on the road that leads to the Alpujarras, until they arrived at a hamlet at some distance from the city, where they halted and waited until they should be joined by King Boabdil.

Here the sovereigns were met by the unfortunate Boabdil, accompanied by about fifty cavaliers and domestics.

Queen Isabella also refused to receive this ceremonial of homage, and, to console him under his adversity, delivered to him his son, who had remained as hostage ever since Boabdil's liberation from captivity.

Having rejoined his family, Boabdil set forward with a heavy heart for his allotted residence in the valley of Purchena.

[Footnote 1: Musa ben Abil Gazan, Boabdil's best cavaliera fiery soldier, of royal lineage.]

J. NOEL PATON BOABDIL-EL-CHICO'S FAREWELL TO GRENADA...

The alabaster basins still shed their diamond drops; and the twelve lions, which support them, cast forth their crystal streams as in the days of Boabdil.

Sickly little Floy, down at home, knew the way to something below all this: just as they of the Rommany blood see below the muddy boulders of the streets the enchanted land of Boabdil bare beneath.

Boabdil, last of the Moorish kings.

El Zagal had succeeded his brother, Muley Abdul Hassan, who, at the time of his death ruled over Baza, Guadiz, Almeria, and other strongholds in the south-east, while his son Boabdil was proclaimed in Granada, thus dividing the kingdom against itself, at a moment when union was most essential to its preservation.

Boabdil had accepted the protection of King Ferdinand and had even stipulated the surrender of Granada as the reward for his uncle's defeat.