Idrîsî Ensemble - Ar em al freg temps vengut (trobairitz song)

Rare poem attributed to Azalais de Porcairagues, the earliest known trobairitz. The frosty chill of our church was a fitting atmosphere for this intimate “winter” canso, which uniquely deviates from the traditional springtime opening to express a sense of inner desolation. In this lament the birds are silent, no flower or leaf grows. Azalais weaves themes of mortality and love, mourning the loss of Raimbaut d’Aurenga while rejoicing in the affection of her lover. Given Raimbaut’s passing in 1173, we may confidently attribute the composition to that year. In this innovative contrafactum, Idrîsî Ensemble uses several existing versions of the same melody from the troubadour corpus, resulting in a dynamic performance based on historical variations. Voice - Noémie Ducimetière Medieval portative organ - Thomas Fournil Kaval - Oliver Dover Qanun - Konstantinos Glynos Vielle - Harry Buckoke Audio recording by Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Ar em al freg temps vengut que.l gells e.l neus e la faingna, e.l auçellet estan mut c’us de chantar non s’afraigna, e son sec li ram pels plais que flors ni foilla no.i nais ni rrossignols no i crida que l’am’en mai me rreissida Tant ai lo cor deseubut per qu’eu soi a toz estraigna, e sai que l’om a perdut molt plus tost que non gasaingna, e s’ieu faill ab motz verais d’Aurenga me moc l’esglais, per qu’eu m’estauc esbaida e.n pert solatz en partida. Dompna met mot mal s’amor que ab ric ome plaideia, ab plus aut de vavasor, e s’ill o fai il folleia, car so diz om en Veillai que ges per ricor non vai, e dompna que n’es chauzida en tenc per envilanida Amic ai de gran valor que sobre toz seignoreia, e non a cor trichador vas me que amor m’autreia. Eu dic que m’amors l’eschai e cel que dis que non fai, Dieus li don mal’esgarida, qu’eu m’en teing fort per guerida. Bels amics, de bon talan, son ab vos toz iorz en guatge, corteza e de bel semblan, sol no.m demandes outratge; tost en veirem a l’assai qu’en vostra merce.m metrai; vos m’aves la fe plevida que no.m demandes faillida. A Dieu coman Belesgar e plus la siutat d’Aurenga e Gloriet’e.l caslar e lo seignor de Proenza, e tot cant vol mon ben lai e l’arc on son fag l’assai; cellui perdiei c’a ma vida en serai toz iorz marrida. Ioglar que aves cor gai ves Narbona portas lai ma chanson a la fenida lei cui iois e iovenz guida.