Jasmine (Jacques Boé, known as)

Born on March 6th 1798 with Agen, died on October 4th 1864 in the same city. Hairdresser-wig maker and poet.

Its life

Wire of a tailor, Jasmin is resulting from a family of the small people of Agen. After some studies in a regent and with the seminar of the city, it is put in training in a hairdresser. Its taste of the stories, its talents of storyteller make wonder there and it can soon settle on its account and marry. It becomes famous with its lovesong “the fidelitat agenesa” made up at the time of the carnival of 1822. It continues with “Lo Chalibari” in 1825. The dedication comes when it was crowned by the Academy of Agen for its ode “Lo very of May” at the time of the inauguration of the statue of Henri IV with Nérac in 1830. The academy crowned up to now only French works. It then begins a career of public reader of its poetries in the area then more and more far. In 1836, the recitation with Bordeaux of “the avugla of Cuilhèr Manor house” ensures a national fame to him. Starting from 1840, its rounds in the South occitan occupy it full-time and become events which attract crowd. It would have given in all more than 12000 meetings, distributing the incomes to charitable organizations.

Its work

Large storyteller, it knew to make reappear popular poetry occitane and caused innumerable vocations. Its various works and poetries are gathered in its four “Papilhòtas” (1835, 1842, 1854 and 1863). Most known are “Françoneta”, the history of a marked young girl of sorcery, “Maltra cleared it”, “Mons sovenirs”, “Los due fresh bessons”, “Lo poeta LED populates has Monsur Renan”.

Principal works :

the Curlpapers ,
the Blind man of Manor house-Cuillé ,
Françounetto ,
Two Twin brothers ,
the Week of the Son .

Extracts

Rough Apèi, luènh LED of the enveja,
Fai çò that fasèm tots: los uèlhs oberts, sauneja,
E without pèiretas nor martèl,
Bastís a pichon castèl
Pròche of Pascal early lusís, early daureja
have E rajah of bonur; ò! lo wise has rason:
“The ama sofrenta liked milhor. ”
Aquesta, already tota Al makes that the mestreja,
Feels what liked per totjorn; early Li ritz, my, ailàs!
Mel of amor tròp vist amareja;
Early of a còp, soven, fremís, Venn coma glaç;
Al trick of una pensada afrosa
Its castelet be demolishes;
Revava of amor, malurosa!
The amor li' be defendut, lo large Wizard z' said,
Lo Demon has it crompada; E the òme adzes ardit
Per the esposar, of aprèt threatened it infernala,
Not diu trobar that a clòt dins its cramba noviala; …
Ela, veire to morir Pascal has his costat!!
Pietat, my Diu! … my Diu, pietat!!

Françoneta (troasièma paused).

(After, far from the noise of the desire, it does what we all do: the opened eyes, she dreams, and without stone nor hammer, she builds a small castle where close to Pascal very glittered, any rayon and streams of happiness; oh! the wise one rightly: “The suffering heart likes best. ” This one, already all with the fire which controls it, feels that she likes for always; all laughs to him, but, alas! honey of love too quickly becomes bitter; suddenly, she remembers, quivers, becomes like ice; with the blow of a dreadful thought sound small castle was demolished; she dreamed of love, unhappy! The love is defended to him, the large Wizard said it, the Demon bought it; and the enough bold man to marry it, according to the infernal threat, should find only one tomb in his bridal room; … It, to see dying Pascal at his side!! Pity, my God! … my God, pity!!)

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