Pons de Capduelh
Appearance
Pons de Capduelh (fl. 1160–1220 or 1190–1237) was a troubadour from the Auvergne, probably from Chapteuil. His songs were known for their great gaiety. He was a popular poet and 27 of his songs are preserved, some in as many as 15 manuscripts. Four of his cansos survive with musical notation.
Quotes
[edit]- De totz caitius sui ieu aisselh que plus
Ai gran dolor, e suefre greu turmen,
Per qu' ieu volgra murir, e fora m gen
Qui m' aucizes, pois tan sui esperdutz;
Que viures m'es marrimens et esglais,
Pus morta es ma dona N'Azalais.- Of all whom grief in bonds of slavery
Most straitly holds, the veriest wretch am I:
Death is my heart's desire; he that should bring
That death to me would bring a welcome thing.
O'er life's sad remnant grief alone is spread,
Nought, nought but grief, since Azalais is dead: - On the Death of Azalais, st. 1, ll. 1–6, translated by Edgar Taylor, Lays of the Minnesingers and Troubadours (1825), p. 219
- Of all whom grief in bonds of slavery