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A troubadour (English: / ˈ t r uː b ə d ʊər,-d ɔːr /, French: ⓘ; Occitan: trobador [tɾuβaˈðu] ⓘ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). Since the word troubadour is etymologically masculine, a female equivalent is usually called a trobairitz.
"Troubadour" is a song written by Leslie Satcher and Monty Holmes, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in June 2008 as the second single and title track from his album Troubadour. The song was the 86th chart single of his career. It has become his 79th Top Ten single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
This is a list of troubadours and trobairitz, men and women who are known to have composed lyric verse in the Old Occitan language.. They are listed alphabetically by first name.
"Ce fut en mai", or "Ce fu en mai", [6] (It happened in May) is a French trouvère song, written in the 13th century by Moniot d'Arras. Its lyrics, in Old French, describe how a man sees a knight and a maiden cavorting in a garden.
Cúrfa (chorus): "Is a mháithrín an ligfidh tú chun aonaigh mé? Is a mhuirnín óg ná healaí é." (x2) (Mother, will you let me go to the fair?My dear child, please, don’t ask.)
Can vei la lauzeta mover (PC 70.43) [1] is a song written in the Occitan language by Bernart de Ventadorn, a 12th-century troubadour. It is among both the oldest [2] and best known [3] of the troubadour songs. Both the lyrics and the melody of the song survive, in variants from three different manuscripts. [2]
Twoubadou (Haitian Creole pronunciation:; French: Troubadour) music is a popular genre of guitar-based music from Haiti that has a long and important place in Haitian culture. The word comes from troubadour, a medieval poet-musician who wrote and sang songs about courtly love. Like the troubadours of old, the Haitian twoubadou is a singer ...
"River of Love" is a song written by Billy Burnette, Shawn Camp and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in November 2008 as the third single from the album Troubadour.