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of Toulouse Peire Raimon
A troubadour from medieval Toulouse, he left behind lyric poems that still give a lively sense of courtly song in Occitan. Though only part of his work survives, his voice remains one of the notable ones from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries.
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Poésies du troubadour Peire Raimon de Toulouse: Texte et traduction
by of Toulouse Peire Raimon
About the author
Active around 1180–1220, Peire Raimon de Tolosa was a troubadour from the merchant class of Toulouse. He is associated with the rich tradition of Occitan lyric poetry that flourished in southern France, and surviving records suggest he spent time in important courts of his day.
Eighteen of his poems are known to survive, including one with its melody, which makes him especially valuable to readers and listeners interested in how troubadour verse may have sounded as well as read. His work belongs to the world of courtly love poetry, where wit, feeling, and musicality all mattered.
Some details of his life remain uncertain, including the exact meaning of nicknames linked to him in later tradition. Even so, the poems that remain have secured his place among the remembered troubadours of medieval Toulouse.