sirvente
noun
a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.
Example Sentences
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Bertran is especially famous for his political sirventes and for the martial note which rings through much of his poetry.
From The Troubadours by H.J. Chaytor
The songs of the Provençals were divided into chanzos and sirventes; the object of the former was love, and of the latter war, politics, or satire.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Anne C. Lynch Botta
But it was dangerous to dismiss one of these violent poets without good excuse, for he might turn from love songs to sirventes, and satirize her whom before he had extolled as a paragon.
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Pierce Butler
His political sirventes show an insight into the affairs of his age, which is in strong contrast to the whimsicality which seems to have misguided his own life.
From The Troubadours by H.J. Chaytor
This animosity was trumpeted forth in two lampooning sirventes criticising the public policy and the private life of the Spanish King.
From The Troubadours by H.J. Chaytor
