Arnaut de Mareuil

thumb| Arnaut de Mareuil (fl. late 12th century) was a troubadour, composing lyric poetry in the Occitan language. Twenty-five, perhaps twenty-nine, of his songs, all cansos, survive, six with music. Quotes Belh m'es quan lo vens m'alenaEn Abril ans qu'intre Mays,E tota la nuegz serenaChanta'l rossinhols e'l jays;Quecx auzel en son lenguatge,Per la frescor del mati,Van menan joy d'agradatge,Com quecx ab sa par s'aizi. O how sweet the breeze of April,  Breathing soft, as May draws near!While through nights serene and gentle,  Songs of gladness meet the ear;Every bird his well-known language  Warbling in the morning's pride,Revelling on in joy and gladness  By his happy partner's side. Canso, st. 1, as translated by Edgar Taylor, Lays of the Minnesingers and Troubadours (1825), p. 238 External links Category:Poets from France