Troubadour
noun
A poet or musician in the Middle Ages who wrote and performed songs about chivalry and love.
The ballad of a troubadour was heard across the castle courtyard.
Often appears as...
- medieval troubadour
- troubadour songs
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A modern singer or songwriter who performs folk music and ballads.
He is a modern troubadour, sharing stories of love and life through his songs.
Often appears as...
- folk troubadour
- modern troubadour
noun
A poet or musician in the Middle Ages who wrote and performed songs about chivalry and love.
The ballad of a troubadour was heard across the castle courtyard.
Often appears as...
- medieval troubadour
- troubadour songs
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A modern singer or songwriter who performs folk music and ballads.
He is a modern troubadour, sharing stories of love and life through his songs.
Often appears as...
- folk troubadour
- modern troubadour
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Roots
Originates from medieval times, evoking images of knights and castles.
The festival revived the era with authentic troubadour performances.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Romance
Invokes romantic and chivalric ideals from the past.
His songwriting is inspired by ancient troubadour tales.
Pro Tip 3/3Artistic Expression
Emphasis on storytelling and emotional performances.
The troupe's lead troubadour captivated the audience with epic poems.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Roots
Originates from medieval times, evoking images of knights and castles.
The festival revived the era with authentic troubadour performances.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Romance
Invokes romantic and chivalric ideals from the past.
His songwriting is inspired by ancient troubadour tales.
Pro Tip 3/3Artistic Expression
Emphasis on storytelling and emotional performances.
The troupe's lead troubadour captivated the audience with epic poems.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Roots
Originates from medieval times, evoking images of knights and castles.
The festival revived the era with authentic troubadour performances.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Romance
Invokes romantic and chivalric ideals from the past.
His songwriting is inspired by ancient troubadour tales.
Pro Tip 3/3Artistic Expression
Emphasis on storytelling and emotional performances.
The troupe's lead troubadour captivated the audience with epic poems.
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Go to umpire school PIPE...
from here my twin sister and I were international debutantes we went to private school all-girls private school here in New York after this episode I went on to become a traveling troubadour
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The history of human...
some troubadours didn't see yawning as caused by tiredness or boredom like we do today, but thought it a symbol of the deepest love? Or that in that same period, brave men -- knights --
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Go to umpire school PIPE...
from here my twin sister and I were international debutantes we went to private school all-girls private school here in New York after this episode I went on to become a traveling troubadour
Video examples
The history of human...
some troubadours didn't see yawning as caused by tiredness or boredom like we do today, but thought it a symbol of the deepest love? Or that in that same period, brave men -- knights --
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Jeffrey Tambor
American Actor
I think I made $55 a week, and it was bliss... I was doing theater. It was all I ever wanted to do. It was so much fun, and you got paid for it, and you met people, and it's the greatest education in the world. And in my little Greenbrier station wagon, I felt very much like a troubadour.
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David Crosby
American Musician
I come from a school of people, folk singers, and the tradition there is troubadours, and you're carrying a message. Now admittedly, our job is partly just to make you boogie, just make you want to dance. Part of our job is to take you on a little voyage, tell you a story.
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Natalie Dormer
English Actress
Actors have this amazing skill - we bond quite quickly but equally we move on quite quickly. There's nothing particularly cold or capricious about it - we're troubadours and lead a troubadour's lifestyle.
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James Earl Jones
American Actor
You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him.
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Clarissa Pinkola Estes
American Poet
Modern storytellers are the descendants of an immense and ancient community of holy people, troubadours, bards, griots, cantadoras, cantors, traveling poets, bums, hags, and crazy people.
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Jens Lekman
Swedish Musician
It was never part of how I imagined my music, and I watched in awe at how this ukulele troubadour image suddenly devoured the Jens Lekman I had planned so carefully.
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Philippe Petit
French Celebrity
My parents were intelligent and encouraging, but at the same time, they were displeased at me becoming a wandering troubadour and wire walker.
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Roger McGuinn
American Musician
I love being a troubadour. I travel around the world with my wife and play little theaters. We have a ball.
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Louis L'Amour
American Author
I think of myself... as a troubadour, a village storyteller, the guy in the shadows of the campfire.
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Leo Sayer
English Musician
I am a troubadour, a wandering minstrel.
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Jeffrey Tambor
American Actor
I think I made $55 a week, and it was bliss... I was doing theater. It was all I ever wanted to do. It was so much fun, and you got paid for it, and you met people, and it's the greatest education in the world. And in my little Greenbrier station wagon, I felt very much like a troubadour.
Quote examples
David Crosby
American Musician
I come from a school of people, folk singers, and the tradition there is troubadours, and you're carrying a message. Now admittedly, our job is partly just to make you boogie, just make you want to dance. Part of our job is to take you on a little voyage, tell you a story.
Quote examples
Natalie Dormer
English Actress
Actors have this amazing skill - we bond quite quickly but equally we move on quite quickly. There's nothing particularly cold or capricious about it - we're troubadours and lead a troubadour's lifestyle.
Quote examples
James Earl Jones
American Actor
You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him.
Quote examples
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
American Poet
Modern storytellers are the descendants of an immense and ancient community of holy people, troubadours, bards, griots, cantadoras, cantors, traveling poets, bums, hags, and crazy people.
Quote examples
Jens Lekman
Swedish Musician
It was never part of how I imagined my music, and I watched in awe at how this ukulele troubadour image suddenly devoured the Jens Lekman I had planned so carefully.
Quote examples
Philippe Petit
French Celebrity
My parents were intelligent and encouraging, but at the same time, they were displeased at me becoming a wandering troubadour and wire walker.
Quote examples
Roger McGuinn
American Musician
I love being a troubadour. I travel around the world with my wife and play little theaters. We have a ball.
Quote examples
Louis L'Amour
American Author
I think of myself... as a troubadour, a village storyteller, the guy in the shadows of the campfire.
Quote examples
Leo Sayer
English Musician
I am a troubadour, a wandering minstrel.
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