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Levad', amigo, que dormides as manhanas frías
The alba (Old Occitan [ˈalba]; "sunrise") is a genre of Old Occitanlyric poetry. It describes the longing of lovers who, having passed a night together, must separate for fear of being discovered.
A common figure found in the alba is the guaita ("sentry" or "guard"), a friend who alerts the lovers when the hour has come to separate. The lovers often accuse the guaita of dozing, being inattentive or separating them too early. The lovers fear not just the lady's husband but also the lauzengiers, the jealous rival.
The following example, composed by an anonymous troubadour, describes the longing of a knight for his lady as they part company after a night of forbidden love. Though generally representative of the style, this particular verse uses an atypical strophic pattern.
Quan lo rosinhols escria ab sa part la nueg e.l dia, yeu suy ab ma bell'amia jos la flor, tro la gaita de la tor escria: "Drutz, al levar! Qu'ieu vey l'alba e.l jorn clar.
While the nightingale sings, both night and day, I am with my beautiful beneath the flowers, until our sentry from the tower cries: "Lovers, get up! for I clearly see the sunrise and the day.
In 1263, as a counterpart to the alba, Guiraut Riquier composed a song he called a serena (evening song), in which a lover complains about waiting for the evening.
^Zemp, Josef (1978). Les poésies du troubadour Cadenet. Berne: Peter Lang. p. 107. ISBN3-261-03019-4.
December 26, 2022
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