Now, here's an oddity for you. The French singer Alain Barriére, during a fairly brief spell in the limelight, wrote and recorded a song in the late 1960s entitled 'Princesse Lointaine'. It was the b-side of his single, 'Tout Peut Recommencer' (1968) and also appeared on an album that year. It's pretty clearly an hommage to Rostand and Rudel, with references to taking the cross and dying of love. Here are a few of the lyrics:
Princesse lointaine
Qu'ils sont longs les jours
Si tu files ta laine
Moi je me meurs d'amour
Chevaliers mes braves
Je m'en vais en voyage
Je m'en vais par les âges
Retrouver mes amours
Continuer la guerre
Point sera la dernière
Creusez vos cimetières
Je me rends à l'amour
There are a few songs by Barriére on youtube, but 'Princesse Lointaine' isn't one of them, sadly.
