troubadour

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtruːbədɔː/

noun

  • a French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in Provençal in the 11th to 13th centuries, especially on the theme of courtly love.
  • a poet who writes verse to music.

Origin:

French, from Provençal trobador, from trobar 'find, invent, compose in verse'