PORCAIRAGUES, Azalais de

Azalais de Porcairagues was a trobairitz, composing in Occitan in the late 12th century. According to her vida, she was from the country around Montpellier. She is associated with the circle of poets which included Raimbaut d'Aurenga, Bernart de Ventadorn, and the Comtessa de Dia.

Only one of her poems survives. As usually printed, it has fifty-two lines, but the text varies between manuscripts, suggesting that it was not written down immediately. No music is attached to it. The poem alludes to the death in 1173 of Raimbaut of Orange; its envoi seems to mention Ermengarde of Narbonne, a well known patroness of troubadour poetry.