In memory of Valentine’s day this Saturday, Totally Optional Prompts suggested an aubade.
Aubades are poems begging and tempting and pleading with a lover not to leave. You can read some examples here and a song by Jewel here.
I’ve heard of tagelied; the early morning song. This when I was doing a bit of reading after I heard the spectacularly haunting melody of Carmina Burana (O Fortuna’s an all-time favorite) at Brussels. I believe I wrote on it a bit in my usual hop-skipping way from Carmina to Poirot to Falafels. So when I read this post at TOP, I was curious and went on to discover that it is indeed a variation of the tagelied.
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au·bade (
-bäd
)
n.
[Origin: Late 17th century, French, from Old French albade, from Old Provençal albada, from alba, dawn, aubade, from Latin.]
Read a feeble attempt of an aubade that I submit to TOP, here.
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am feeling mushy all over, where is my boy when I need him?
That aside, LOVE the poem. You’re good with this kind of stuff. :-))
The poem at cesmots was awesome! Couldn’t resist trying my hand at one. I’m a hopeless romantic, I guess (not!)
An aubade is a poem about lovers separating at dawn
This, in our household, is accompanied with a yawn
We’re pretty low on lust
Because we haven’t brushed
And the main object of attention is the john
naren: ROFL! Thank you, that helped. :))
sajni: lol, well, it’s V-day week, so enjoy the mush :p
wow! superb!!
Now I feel like I’ll try my hand at it.. though I cannot speak or draw from any experience :D
@naren… lol
lol at Naren
BRILLIANT!! You also have a poet in you apart from the engrossing story-teller! BTW, Carmina Burana is A.W.E.S.O.M.E!! Have you heard the entire collection of 24 poems? It’s just supremely unearthly!