Ai Lemozi

from Liminal by Nicholas Breeze Wood

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A song by the trobador Bertran de Born [c.140s – c.1215], who was a baron from Limousin in France

A song about a peace treaty made between Richard Coeur de Lion, his father King Henry II of England, and King Phillip of France, which was sealed in a marriage between the lady Guiscarda de Beaujean to Archambaud de Comborn, a count of Limousin

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A! Lemozin, francha terra cortesa,
Molt me sap bo qar tals honors vos creis,
Qe jois e pretz e deportz e gaiesa,
Cortesia e solatz e dompneis
S'en ven a nos; e·l cor estei anceis!
Be·s deu gardar qi a druz se depeis
Per qals obras deu esser dompna qesa:

Dos e servirs e garnirs e largesa
Noiris amors com fai l'aiga los peis,
Enseingnamenz e valors e proesa
Armas e cortz, e guerras e torneis.
E qui pros es ni de proesa·s feis,
Mal estara s'aoras non pareis,
Pos Na Guiscarda nos es sai tramesa.

Ah Limozi, noble and courteous country,
How good is the knowledge that you hold to honour,
That joy and prowess and deportment and gaiety,
Conversation, fine graces and respect to women
come to us, so in our hearts they may dwell.
It should be pondered upon, by those who are devoted to love,
By what fine deeds a woman must be won.

Service and gifts, and fine clothing and riches,
These nourish love, as water nourishes the fish
Gracious behaviour and valour and worth
Fighting and courts and tourneys and war
And he who is virtuous, made of excellence
Will stand untoward if he does not appear so
Because Lady Guiscarda has now been sent to us

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from Liminal, released September 1, 2018

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Nicholas Breeze Wood UK

Multi instrumentalist singer-songwriter drawing on Rock, Arabic and Medieval music, using instruments from all those traditions

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