The pastorela (, "little/young shepherdess") was an Occitan lyric genre used by the troubadours. It gave rise to the Old French pastourelle. The central topic was always the meeting of a knight with a shepherdess, which could lead to any of a number of possible conclusions. They were usually humorous pieces. The genre was allegedly invented by Cercamon, whose examples do not survive, and was most famously taken up by his (alleged) pupil Marcabru.
Table of pastorelas Only a few pastorelas have survived; Audiau counts 24 "true" Old Occitan examples, mentioning 10 others which resemble them but belong to other genres and one which is a translation from French. Zemp reduces this number further, to 17. ComposerIncipitNotesMarcabruL'autr' ier jost' una sebissaMarcabruL'autr' ier, a l'issida d'abriuGiraut de BornelhL'autrier, lo primier jorn d'aostGiraut de BornelhLo dous chan d'un auzelGavaudanDesamparatz, ses companhoGavaudanL'autre dia per un matiCadenetL'autrier lonc un bosc folhosGui d'UsselL'autre jorn cost' una viaGui d'UsselL'autr' ier cavalcavaGui d'UsselL'autre jorn per aventuraPaulet de MarselhaL'autrier manei ab cor pensiuGuiraut RiquierL'autre jorn m'anava1260Guiraut RiquierL'autr' ier trobei la bergeira d'antan1262Guiraut RiquierGaia, pastorela1264Guiraut RiquierL'autr' ier trobei la bergeira1267Guiraut RiquierD'Astarac venia1276Guiraut RiquierA Sant Pos de Tomeiras1282Joan EsteveL'autr' ier al gai tems de Pascor1275Joan EsteveEl dous tems quan la flor sesplan1285Joan EsteveOgan al freg que fazia1288Guiraut d'Espanha ?Per amor soi gaiCerverí de GironaEntre Lerida e BelvisCerverí de GironaEntre Caldes e PenedesCerverí de GironaEn mai, can per la calorCerverí de GironaPres d'un jardi, encontrei l'altrediaJoyos de TolosaL'autr' ier el dous tems de PascorGuilhem d'AutpolL'autr' ier a l'issida d'abrilAnonymousL'autrier al quint jorn d'AbrilAnonymousQuant escavalcai l'autr' erCalled a balada.AnonymousMentre per una ribeiraEntitled Porquieira.
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References Jeanroy, Alfred. La poésie lyrique des troubadours. Toulouse: Privat, 1934.