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whose real name, as well as any actual biographical data, is unknown,''Cercamon'' simply means "world searcher" in medieval [[Occitan]].▼
Most of the information we have about Cercamon's life is nothing but rumour and conjecture; some of his contemporaries credit him as [[Marcabru]]'s mentor, and some [[circumstantial evidence]] points to him having died on crusade as a follower of [[Louis VII of France]].
About 7 of his lyrics survive, but not a single melody; unfortunately, the work of his that most contributed to his fame among his contemporaries, his ''[[pastoreta]]s'' or pastourelles, are lost.
▲''Cercamon'' simply means "world searcher" in medieval [[Occitan]].
