GUERAU DE LIOST AND JAUME BOFILL Guerau de Liost, under the pseudonym of Jaume Bofill i
Mates (1878-1933), took Montseny as a source of inspiration
for his first book, “Amethyst Mountain” as well
as for “Woodland Love” and “Rural Offering”.
He is, without doubt the poet of Montseny.
VÍCTOR BALAGUER AND ELS LLIBRES DE VIATGES ”At the foot of the Summit” (1893), by Víctor
Balaguer (1824-1901) is possibly the most famous of the books
of journeys through Montseny.
MARIÀ MANENT AND THE OBSERVATION OF NATURE The poet Marià Manent kept her best descriptions
for the mountains of the Montseny. A large part of her narrative
work, with its intense descriptive precision, steeped in poetic
language, is dedicated to the mountain range, an example being
“The Veil of Maia”, written in the form of a newspaper.
A POEM BY GUERAU DE LIOST
"May God watch over you traveller! May Montseny grant
you a little love and a little common sense. Here you have
a stone bench dappled with maiden’s hair. Here you have
a spring that could talk to you. The virtue of Montseny is
that the stream rinses out the leaves of firs and beeches.
The virtue of Montseny is formed at altitude. This is why
this spring has such a pure look, and its course echoes, moaning
through the wood of the forest tortured by the wind."
MN. PERE RIBOT
Monsignor Pere Ribot (1908-1997) arrived at the parish of
Riells del Montseny in 1941. He found peace and repose in
the area while working as a chaplain and he also found inspiration
for his poetry. From that time on this area of Montseny became
a meeting place for those who sought the wise words of this
humble, simple and joyful man.
His remains rest in the small cemetery next to the church
of Riells, buried in the ground as he wished.
THE AIR OF MONTSENY
Pere Ribot (1968)
I have found my land
And my liberty:
The mountain, the air, the field,
The air, the air of Montseny.
Each cliff, each outcrop,
Mystery of solitude:
The couple, the man , the flock,
The air, the air of Montseny.
All is pure, sweet and sturdy
And strong like eternity:
Silence, peace and combat,
The air, the air of Montseny