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Definition of Sirventes

Sirvente
Sirvente Sir`vente", n. [F. sirvente, fr. Pr. sirventes, sirventesc, originally, the poem of, or concerning, a sirvent, fr. sirvent, properly, serving, n., one who serves (e. g., as a soldier), fr. servir to serve, L. servire.] A peculiar species of poetry, for the most part devoted to moral and religious topics, and commonly satirical, -- often used by the troubadours of the Middle Ages.

Meaning of Sirventes from wikipedia

- The sirventes or serventes (Old Occitan [siɾvenˈtes]), sometimes translated as "service song", was a genre of Old Occitan lyric poetry practiced by the...
- mid-14th century. Sometimes canso-sirventes or sirventes-canso was used. Bertran de Born uses the term miei sirventes. Sometimes Doctrina de cort: "Doctrinal...
- sol sirventes l'an". The Hungarian scholar István Frank hypothesised that Bertran hailed from Parisot and re-classified his work as a sirventes. He has...
- dolphin", evidently derives from his place of origin. Only one sirventes he wrote, De meg sirventes ai legor, survives. Dalfinet, along with fellow troubadours...
- Reverdie Rondeau Rondel Rondelet Salut d'amor Sestina Sicilian octave Sirventes Tagelied Tenso Tornada Torneyamen Traethodl Triolet Trobar clus Trobar...
- Reverdie Rondeau Rondel Rondelet Salut d'amor Sestina Sicilian octave Sirventes Tagelied Tenso Tornada Torneyamen Traethodl Triolet Trobar clus Trobar...
- Amoros dau Luc was a troubadour who wrote a satirical sirventes, "En Chantarel, sirventes ab motz plas," which urged Henry III of England and his ally...
- Reverdie Rondeau Rondel Rondelet Salut d'amor Sestina Sicilian octave Sirventes Tagelied Tenso Tornada Torneyamen Traethodl Triolet Trobar clus Trobar...
- his vida speaks of "good sirventes" to reproach ladies for bad behaviour and sirventes attacking Bertran, only one sirventes by Peire survives: Quan lo...
- Paris. His most famous work, the sirventes contra Roma ("sirventes against Rome", actually entitled D'un sirventes far), was a strong reprimand for the...