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Pastorela

Genre of Occitan poetry

Pastorela
Summary

Genre of Occitan poetry

Marcabru

The pastorela (, "little/young shepherdess") was an Occitan lyric genre used by the troubadours. It gave rise to the Old French pastourelle. The central topic was always the meeting of a knight with a shepherdess, which could lead to any of a number of possible conclusions. They were usually humorous pieces. The genre was allegedly invented by Cercamon, whose examples do not survive, and was most famously taken up by his (alleged) pupil Marcabru.

Table of ''pastorelas''

Only a few pastorelas have survived; Audiau counts 24 "true" Old Occitan examples, mentioning 10 others which resemble them but belong to other genres and one which is a translation from French. Zemp reduces this number further, to 17.

ComposerIncipitNotes
Marcabru*L'autr' ier jost' una sebissa*
Marcabru*L'autr' ier, a l'issida d'abriu*
Giraut de Bornelh*L'autrier, lo primier jorn d'aost*
Giraut de Bornelh*Lo dous chan d'un auzel*
Gavaudan*Desamparatz, ses companho*
Gavaudan*L'autre dia per un mati*
Cadenet*L'autrier lonc un bosc folhos*
Gui d'Ussel*L'autre jorn cost' una via*
Gui d'Ussel*L'autr' ier cavalcava*
Gui d'Ussel*L'autre jorn per aventura*
Paulet de Marselha*L'autrier manei ab cor pensiu*
Guiraut RiquierL'autre jorn m'anava1260
Guiraut RiquierL'autr' ier trobei la bergeira d'antan1262
Guiraut RiquierGaia, pastorela1264
Guiraut RiquierL'autr' ier trobei la bergeira1267
Guiraut RiquierD'Astarac venia1276
Guiraut RiquierA Sant Pos de Tomeiras1282
Joan EsteveL'autr' ier al gai tems de Pascor1275
Joan EsteveEl dous tems quan la flor sesplan1285
Joan EsteveOgan al freg que fazia1288
Guiraut d'Espanha ?Per amor soi gai
Cerverí de GironaEntre Lerida e Belvis
Cerverí de GironaEntre Caldes e Penedes
Cerverí de GironaEn mai, can per la calor
Cerverí de GironaPres d'un jardi, encontrei l'altredia
Joyos de TolosaL'autr' ier el dous tems de Pascor
Guilhem d'AutpolL'autr' ier a l'issida d'abril
AnonymousL'autrier al quint jorn d'Abril
AnonymousQuant escavalcai l'autr' erCalled a balada.
Anonymous*Mentre per una ribeira*Entitled Porquieira.

Notes

References

  • Jeanroy, Alfred. La poésie lyrique des troubadours. Toulouse: Privat, 1934.

References

  1. Audiau, Jean. (1923). "La pastourelle dans la poésie occitane du Moyen Âge". E. De Boccard.
  2. Zemp, Josef. (1978). "Les poésies du troubadour Cadenet". Peter Lang.
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