Arnaut Daniel

thumb| Arnaut Daniel was a Provençal troubadour of the late 12th or early 13th century. He was a major influence on Dante. Quotes E si tot venta'ill freg'aura, L'amor qu'ins el cor mi pleu Mi ten caut on plus iverna. And even if the cold wind blows, The love that rains in my heart Keeps me the warmer the colder it is. "Ab gai so cundet e leri", line 12; translation by Leonardo Malcovati Ieu sui Arnautz qu'amas l'auraE cas la lebre ab lo bueuE nadi contra suberna. I am Arnaut who love the wind,And chase the hare with the ox,And swim against the torrent. "Ab gai so cundet e leri", line 43; translation from Ezra Pound The Spirit of Romance (1910) p. 30. En breu brizara'l temps braus E'l biza, e'l brus e'l blancx Qui s'entresenhon trastuig De sobre claus ram de fuelha. Briefly bursteth season brisk,Blasty north breeze racketh branch,Branches rasp each branch on eachTearing twig and tearing leafage. "En breu brizara'l temps braus", line 1; translation from Ezra Pound Instigations (1920) p. 309. Criticism "O frate," disse, "chesti qu'io ti cernocol ditto," e additò un spirto innanzi,"fu miglior fabbro del parlar materno.Versi d'amore e prose di romanzisoverchiò tutti; e lascia dir li stoltiche quel di Lemosì credon ch'avanzi. "O brother," said he, "He who is singled byMy finger (he pointed to a spirit in front)Wrought better in the mother-tongue than I.Whether in verses of love or prose romauntHe surpassed all; and let the fools contendWho make him of Limoges of more account. Dante Purgatorio, canto 26, line 115; translation by Laurence Binyon, in Dante's Purgatorio (1938) p. 309. Fra tutti il primo Arnaldo DanïelloGran maestro d'amor; ch'a la sua terraAncor fa onor col suo dir strano e bello. First of them all was Arnaut Daniel,Master in love; and he his native landHonors with the strange beauty of his verse. Petrarch Il Trionfo d'Amore, capitolo IV, line 40; uncredited translation from petrarch.petersadlon.com External links Texts of Arnaut Daniel's songs in Occitan. Category:Poets from France Category:Composers from France Category:Songwriters from France Category:12th century births Category:13th century deaths