Comtessa de Dia
Appearance
The Comtessa de Dia ('Countess of Die', possibly named Beatritz or Isoarda; fl. c. 1175 or c. 1212), was a trobairitz to whom five extant works are attributed. She is associated with the circle of poets composed of Raimbaut d'Aurenga, Bernart de Ventadorn, and Azalais de Porcairagues.
Quotes
[edit]- A chantar m'er de so qu'ieu no volria,
Tant me rancur de sel cui sui amia;
Quar ieu l'am mais que nulha res que sia;
Vas lui no m val merces ni cortezia
Ni ma beutatz, ni mos pretz, ni mos sens;
Qu'en aissi m sui enganada e trahia,
Cum s'ieu agues vas lui fag falhimens.- I sing of one I would not sing,
Such anguish from my love hath sprung;
I love him more than earthly thing;
But beauty, wit, or pleadings, wrung
From my heart's depth, can gain for me
Nor gratitude nor courtesy;
And I am left, deceived, betray'd,
Of him, like frail or faithless maid. - A chantar m'er de so qu'ieu non volria, st. 1, translated from the Occitan by Edgar Taylor, Lays of the Minnesingers and Troubadours (1825), p. 217
- I sing of one I would not sing,