Adieu mes amours (Josquin des Prez)

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• (Posted 2010-12-30)  CPDL #22931:     

Editor: Richard St. Clair (submitted 2010-12-30).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 100 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2007-02-20)  CPDL #13624:   

Editor: Christoph Dalitz (submitted 2007-02-20).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 80 kB   Copyright: CC BY-SA 2.0 Germany

Edition notes: Based on Petrucci's edition "Odhecaton A" with additional information used from Spinacino's and Newsidler lute intabulations. Includes explanatory notes about the edition.

General Information

Title: Adieu mes amours
Composer: Josquin des Prez

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1501 in Harmonice Musices Odhecaton, Volume 1, no. 3, p. 17
    2nd published: c.1537 in 43 Songs (Christian Egenolff), no. 4
Description: Adam Reiner wrote a mass based on this chanson.

Original text and translations

French text Adieu mes amours, a Dieu vous command, Adieu je vous dy jusquez au printemps Je suis en souci de quoy je vivray La raison pour quoy je le vous diray : Je n’ay plus d’argent, vivray je du vent, Se l’argent du roy ne vient plus souvent.

English translation Farewell my loves, to God I commend you. Farewell I say until the Spring. I am worried about what I shall live on. The reason why? I will tell you: I have no more money. Shall I live on air, if the king’s money does not come more often?

Portuguese translation Adeus meus amores, encomendo-vos a Deus, Adeus, eu digo, até a Primavera Pergunto-me com o quê viverei A razão de tal pergunta eu vos digo: Eu não tenho dinheiro, viverei do vento, Caso o dinheiro do rei não venha mais