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Can vei la lauzeta
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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Can vei la lauzeta by Bernart de Ventadorn — Lyrics
1. Can vei la lauzeta mover
De joi sas alas contra'l rei
Que s'oblid' e s laissa chazer
Per la doussor c'al cor li vai
Ai, tan grans enveya m'en ve
De cui qu'eu veya jauzion,
Meravilhas ai, car dessé
Lo cor de dezirer no'm fon.
2. Ai las! tan cuidava saber
D'amor, e tan petit en sai!
Car eu d'amar no'm pçosc tener
Celeis don ja pro non aurai.
Tout m'a mo cor, e tout m'a me,
E se mezeis e tot lo mon!
E can sem tolc, nom laisset re
Mas dezirer e cor volon.
3. Anc non agui de me poder
Ni no fui meus de l'or' en sai
Quem laisset en sos olhs vezer
En un miralh que mout me plai.
Miralhs, pus me mirei en te,
M'an mort li sospir de preon,
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About Can vei la lauzeta
Imagine a spring meadow alive with birdsong, the perfect setting for Bernart de Ventadorn’s Cansos. This secular song, for solo voice, captures a moment of deep personal longing. The opening lines describe the poet observing a lark, filled with joy as it flies towards the king. This sight sparks a profound yearning within him, a desire so intense it threatens to consume him entirely. He confesses his surprising lack of understanding of love, despite believing he knew much. The object of his affection has taken his heart, leaving him with nothing but desire. He compares his own fate to that of Narcissus, captivated by his reflection in a pool, a powerful image of overwhelming infatuation.
