An Introduction to the Study of Provencal (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...dels pronoms alcus, si cum eu, tu, el, qui, aquel, ilh, eel, aicel, aquest, nostre, vostre que no volen s en la fi, e sun del nominatiu singular. 50 81 el plural = en lo. Sitot = ' although.' 89 devetz, dever, 'and you must know that all those which I have mentioned.' 89 don = Fr. dont, rel. pron. 48 ancar = Fr. encore, 'further, = encar below, illustrating the variety of spelling the writers of the period allowed themselves. 48 voilh en = Fr. en, pronoun. III. Ballade. (Bartsck, Chrest. Prov., p. m.) The Ballade was sung as an accompaniment to the dance. (Prov. bailor, to dance.) Hence as a rule more attention is paid to the rhythm than to subtlety of thought. The following lines form a sprightly little poem, and it is a good example of those light-hearted compositions in which the Troubadours more especially excelled. Thewriter is unknown, and it is assigned by Bartsch to the twelfth century. A l'entrada del tems clar, eya per joja recomengar, eya e per jelos irritar, eya vol la regina mostrar qu' el' es si amoroza. 5 alavi', alavia, jelos laissaz nos, laissaz nos ballar entre nos, entre nos. El a fait per tot mandar, eya non sia jusqu' a la mar, eya 10 piucela ni bachalar, eya que tuit non venguan dangar en la dansa jojoza. 1eya is an interjection expressing gladness of heart, and hardly admits of translation. 8 jelos, obj. pi. 4 vol, voler perf. to wish. 6 alavia, 'away, away, ye jealous ones.' sia, esser pres. subj. 12 tuit, pl. o totz, all. Venguan, venir, pres. subj. Lo reis i ven d'autra part, eya per la dansa destorbar, eya Ij; que el es en cremetar, eya que om no li voill' emblar la regin' aurilloza. Mais per nient lo vol far, eya qu' ela n'a sonh de viellart, eya 2o mais d'un leugier bachalar, eya qui ben sapcha solacar la domna savoroza. Qui don...