Comtessa de Dia

thumb| The Comtessa de Dia ('Countess of Die', possibly named Beatritz or Isoarda; fl. c. 1175 or c. 1212), was a trobairitz to whom five extant works are attributed. She is associated with the circle of poets composed of Raimbaut d'Aurenga, Bernart de Ventadorn, and Azalais de Porcairagues. Quotes A chantar m'er de so qu'ieu no volria,Tant me rancur de sel cui sui amia;Quar ieu l'am mais que nulha res que sia;Vas lui no m val merces ni corteziaNi ma beutatz, ni mos pretz, ni mos sens;Qu'en aissi m sui enganada e trahia,Cum s'ieu agues vas lui fag falhimens. I sing of one I would not sing,  Such anguish from my love hath sprung;I love him more than earthly thing;  But beauty, wit, or pleadings, wrungFrom my heart's depth, can gain for meNor gratitude nor courtesy;And I am left, deceived, betray'd,Of him, like frail or faithless maid. A chantar m'er de so qu'ieu non volria, st. 1, translated from the Occitan by Edgar Taylor, Lays of the Minnesingers and Troubadours (1825), p. 217 External links Category:Poets from France