Austorc's only piece, "Ai! Dieus! Per qu'as facha tan gran maleza", was composed after the defeat in 1250 of the Seventh Crusade under Louis IX of France. It was Hermann Schindler who first proposed that the piece referred to the Crusade of 1250 and not that of 1270, on which Louis died.[1] Whatever the Crusade, Kurt Lewent, whose dissertation was the first major study of OccitanCrusading songs, believed that Austorc was a combatant in it.[2] Austorc was surprised that God would allow the Crusade's defeat, but not surprised that Christians would therefore convert to Islam. An excerpt goes like this:
I see that Christianity has been badly hit; I do not believe that we have suffered such a great loss (as this). And it is therefore reasonable that we from now on abandon our belief in God and (instead) worship Mohammed there where he is, and Tervagan as well and his companions, since God and Saint Mary desire that we be conquered unjustly and the infidels have all the honor.[4]
Five stanzas in length, the sirventes stands incomplete: the first and last stanza contain lacunae and the final words of the tornada are lost.[5] It is a contrafactum of a canso by Peirol, "M'entencio ai tot'en un vers mesa." Only a few years earlier another sirventes and Crusade song, "Ir'e dolors s'es dins mon cor asseza", by Ricaut Bonomel had been composed as a contrafactum of Peirol's canso.
^Alfred Jeanroy, "Le troubadour Austorc d'Aurillac et son sirventés sur la septième Croisade," Romanische Forschungen, '23 (1907), p. 82. Jeanroy edited the text and provided a French translation. He notes that a reference to Alexandria makes no sense except in the case of a date c.1250. The date 1270 was preferred by F.-J.-M. Raynouard and the Abbé Millot.
^Lewent, "Das altprovenzalische Kreuzlied," Romanische Forschungen, 21.2 (1905), p. 327.
^Austorc, Pillet-Carstens 40, 1, quoted in Jaye Puckett, "Reconmenciez novele estoire: The Troubadours and the Rhetoric of the Later Crusades," Modern Language Notes, 116.4, French Issue (September 2001:844–889), p. 878, note 59. He is also quoted in Kurt Lewent, "Old Provençal Lai, Lai on, and on," Modern Language Notes, 79.3, French Issue (May 1964:296–308), p. 302.
^The translation is Puckett's and is in prose, broken into lines here corresponding roughly to the Occitan.
^Though Raynouard did not attempt to fill in any lacunae, C. A. F. Mahn did in the first stanza, but not the fifth (Jeanroy, p. 81).
^While T.-B. Émeric-David declared Austorc "completely unknown", Camille Chabaneau identified this Austorc with the troubadour. Jeanroy, p. 86, rejects this identification, though d'Orlhac was an acceptable spelling of d'Aorlhac.
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austorc, aorlhac, aurilhac, 1250, auvergnat, troubadour, from, whom, only, sirvente, survives, from, aurillac, austorc, only, piece, dieus, facha, gran, maleza, composed, after, defeat, 1250, seventh, crusade, under, louis, france, hermann, schindler, first, p. Austorc d Aorlhac or Aurilhac fl 1250 was an Auvergnat troubadour from whom only one sirvente survives He was from Aurillac Austorc s only piece Ai Dieus Per qu as facha tan gran maleza was composed after the defeat in 1250 of the Seventh Crusade under Louis IX of France It was Hermann Schindler who first proposed that the piece referred to the Crusade of 1250 and not that of 1270 on which Louis died 1 Whatever the Crusade Kurt Lewent whose dissertation was the first major study of Occitan Crusading songs believed that Austorc was a combatant in it 2 Austorc was surprised that God would allow the Crusade s defeat but not surprised that Christians would therefore convert to Islam An excerpt goes like this Crestiantat vey del tot a mal meza tan gran perda no cug qu ancmais fezes per qu es razos qu hom hueymais Dieu descreza e qu azorem Bafomet lai on es Tervagan e sa companhia pus Dieus vol e sancta Maria que nos siam vencut a non dever e ls mescrezens fai honratz remaner 3 I see that Christianity has been badly hit I do not believe that we have suffered such a great loss as this And it is therefore reasonable that we from now on abandon our belief in God and instead worship Mohammed there where he is and Tervagan as well and his companions since God and Saint Mary desire that we be conquered unjustly and the infidels have all the honor 4 Five stanzas in length the sirventes stands incomplete the first and last stanza contain lacunae and the final words of the tornada are lost 5 It is a contrafactum of a canso by Peirol M entencio ai tot en un vers mesa Only a few years earlier another sirventes and Crusade song Ir e dolors s es dins mon cor asseza by Ricaut Bonomel had been composed as a contrafactum of Peirol s canso There was an Austorc d Ornac who served as a consul at Montpellier in 1252 6 Notes edit Alfred Jeanroy Le troubadour Austorc d Aurillac et son sirventes sur la septieme Croisade Romanische Forschungen 23 1907 p 82 Jeanroy edited the text and provided a French translation He notes that a reference to Alexandria makes no sense except in the case of a date c 1250 The date 1270 was preferred by F J M Raynouard and the Abbe Millot Lewent Das altprovenzalische Kreuzlied Romanische Forschungen 21 2 1905 p 327 Austorc Pillet Carstens 40 1 quoted in Jaye Puckett Reconmenciez novele estoire The Troubadours and the Rhetoric of the Later Crusades Modern Language Notes 116 4 French Issue September 2001 844 889 p 878 note 59 He is also quoted in Kurt Lewent Old Provencal Lai Lai on and on Modern Language Notes 79 3 French Issue May 1964 296 308 p 302 The translation is Puckett s and is in prose broken into lines here corresponding roughly to the Occitan Though Raynouard did not attempt to fill in any lacunae C A F Mahn did in the first stanza but not the fifth Jeanroy p 81 While T B Emeric David declared Austorc completely unknown Camille Chabaneau identified this Austorc with the troubadour Jeanroy p 86 rejects this identification though d Orlhac was an acceptable spelling of d Aorlhac External links editLyric allusions to the crusades and the Holy Land Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Austorc d 27Aorlhac amp oldid 1163190617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
