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Bertran de Born Quotes (1140-1215)
About Bertran de Born
Bertran de Born (1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of his time. He composed love songs (cansos) but was better known for his political songs (sirventes). He was involved in revolts against Richard I and then Phillip II. He married twice and had five children. In his final years, he became a monk.
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“Be m play lo douz temps de pascor
Que fai fuelhas e flors venir;
E play mi quant aug la baudor
Dels auzels que fan retentir
Lor chan per lo boscatge;
E plai me quan vey sus els pratz
Tendas e pavallos fermatz;
E plai m' en mon coratge,
Quan vey per campanhas rengatz
Cavalliers ab cavals armatz.”
Que fai fuelhas e flors venir;
E play mi quant aug la baudor
Dels auzels que fan retentir
Lor chan per lo boscatge;
E plai me quan vey sus els pratz
Tendas e pavallos fermatz;
E plai m' en mon coratge,
Quan vey per campanhas rengatz
Cavalliers ab cavals armatz.”
About Bertran de Born
Bertran de Born (1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of his time. He composed love songs (cansos) but was better known for his political songs (sirventes). He was involved in revolts against Richard I and then Phillip II. He married twice and had five children. In his final years, he became a monk.