GIRAUT DE BORNEIL
\d͡ʒˈɜːɹa͡ʊt də bˈɔːne͡ɪl], \dʒˈɜːɹaʊt də bˈɔːneɪl], \dʒ_ˈɜː_ɹ_aʊ_t d_ə b_ˈɔː_n_eɪ_l]\
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A Provencal troubadour of the 12th century; a native of Exideuil, Dordogne. His contemporaries bestowed on him the sobriquet "Master of Troubadours". Some 80 of his songs are extant; among them the charming song of the morning, "Alba".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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