The Vidas of the Troubadours by Egan Margarita;

Author:Egan, Margarita;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 1984-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

59. Guiraudo Lo Ros

Guiraudo lo Ros1 was from Toulouse, the son of a poor knight. And he came to the court of his lord, the Count Anfos,2 to serve him. And he was courtly and a good singer. And he fell in love with the countess, daughter of his lord, and his love for her taught him how to invent poetry. And he composed many songs.

60. Jaufre Rudel

A. Version of manuscripts AB

Jaufre Rudel de Blaia was a very noble man, the prince of Blaye.1 And he fell in love with the Countess of Tripoli2 without seeing her, because of the great good and the great nobility he had heard tell of her by pilgrims returning from Antioch.3 And he composed many good poems about her with good melodies and poor words (rhymes?).4 Determined to see her, he took the cross and sailed away to see her. And then he was taken so gravely ill on board that those with him thought he would die. But they did at least take him to Tripoli to a shelter, thinking him dead. And it was made known to the countess, and she came to him, to his bedside, and took him in her arms. And he knew that she was the countess, so he recovered his sight and his sense of smell, and praised God and thanked Him for having sustained his life until he had seen her. And thus he died in the arms of the countess. And she had him buried with honor in the House of the Temple5 in Tripoli. And afterwards, on that same day, she became a nun because of the grief she felt about him and about his death. And here are written some of his songs.

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