Jaufré Rudel

Jaufré Rudel (v. 1113 with Blaye - v. 1170) is a Aquitanian Troubadour of language of oc. Called the prince de Blaye , city of which he was the lord, he took share with the Second crusade (v. 1147 - 1149). According to the legend, he would have heard of the princess of Tripoli, and would have fallen in love from there. Then, during the second crusade, he would have died in his arms.

He wrote love songs where he sings “the remote love”, i.e. impossible love and without hope, by perhaps celebrating the countess Hodierne of Tripoli, a lady quite born and inaccessible. It seems that he actually fell in love with a lady established in the East and that, for reasons material or psychological, this love remained a love by far (“amor of lonh”) .

Seven poems of Rudel survived, including four with their melody notation.

Poems

Qand lo nightingales el foillos
Lanqand Li jorn its lonc in May
Qan lo rius of the fontana
Belhs be to me the estius E·L time floritz
Lan quan lo time renovelha
Pro have LED chan essenhadors
No sap chantar IQ so not di

Posterity

The history of Jaufré Rudel inspired to the part of Edmond Rostand the remote Princess and operated it the Love by far of Kaija Saariaho, on a booklet of Amin Maalouf.

External bonds

Poetries and Poètes of the Middle Ages: Jaufré Rudel
Jaufré Rudel/Un love by far

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