POS DE MON JOI VERTADIER

(366.27)

MW, II, 26; Delius, p. 52.

Few important divergences are to be noted among the MSS. but the individuality of M is apparent (cf. 12, 20, 39, 42, 43, 56) and R, too, has its customary individualist tendencies (cf. 13, 16, 20, 45). The other MSS. are in substantial agreement throughout, but a subgroup ADIKL may be noted in 25, 29, 32, 33, 54. The versification of this subgroup shows a certain amount of hesitancy.

Six coblas doblas, with one tornada of three lines: 7a 7a 7a 7a 5b’ 6b’ 6a 5b’ 6b 6a. Maus (no. 32), who appears to have followed Mahn’s text which contains many errors, analyses the stanza construction as follows: 7a 7a 7a 7a 5b’ 5b’ 7a 5b’ 6b’ 5a.

Base and Orthography: C.