Cancioneiro Colocci-Brancuti
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The Cancioneiro Colocci-Brancuti is one of three major manuscript songbooks that collected Portuguese-Galician poetry from the 12th to 14th centuries. This anthology, along with the Cancioneiro da Ajuda and the Cancioneiro da Vaticana, preserves approximately 2,000 poems.12
These poems are categorized into three main types:
* Cantigas de amigo: Laments from a woman's perspective about her lover, often featuring nature descriptions and the characteristic Portuguese tone of saudade (melancholy).1
* Cantigas de amor: Similar themes of love but from a man's perspective.12
* Cantigas de escárnio e maldizer: Satirical and ribald songs commenting on contemporary life.12
The lyrics are attributed to around 200 poets, including King Dinis of Portugal. These early Portuguese lyrics, while conventional in form, possess a musical quality that influenced later Portuguese poetry.12
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