ITA200H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tercet, Seed, Italian Literature
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Trobar clus- writing with erotic undertones that aren"t too obvious; understood but civilized and can be hidden. This is where the merce/ mercedes is often hidden. Trobar leu- the opposite, when everything is in the open; no undertones. Io m"aggio posto in core a dio serv ire, a. B com"io potesse gire in paradiso, al santo loco c"aggio audito d ire, A quatrain 1 (abab) o" si mantien sollazzo, gioco e riso. B sanza mia donna non vi voria g ire, quella c"ha blonda testa e claro viso, b quatrain 2 (abab) che sanza lei non poteria gaud ere, estando da la mia donna diviso. I have put in my heart how to serve god, and how i may go to heaven, To the holy place where, i have heard, people are always happy and merry. I wouldn"t want to go there without my lady. The one with blond hair and fair complexi on ,
