Envy
July 5, 2023Remarks On The Bright And Dark Side
July 5, 2023Cantarai d’aquest trobadors
Cantarai d’aquestz trobadors
que canton de maintas colors
e.l pieier cuida dir mout gen;
mas a cantar lor er aillors
q’entrametre.n vei cen pastors
c’us non sap qe.s mont’o.s dissen.
(I shall sing of the troubadours
who sing in every kind of way;
and many think the worst of them.
But I see a hundred shepherds,
and don’t know if they are going
up or going down.)
Bernard de Ventadorn
Bernard de Ventadorn (12th century) was a French troubadour poet who is considered one of the greatest lyric poets of the medieval period. His works, which often expressed courtly love, were widely influential and inspired many other troubadours.