C'était en ton jeune âge (Orlando di Lasso)

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Original key (high chiavette):        
Transposed down a fourth:      
Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2024-09-30).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 76 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcribed from 1584 print. Original note values. French spelling modernised.

General Information

Title: C'était en ton jeune âge
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: SecularChanson

Language: French
Instruments: a cappella

First published: 1584 in Continuation du mellange, no. 37
    2nd published: 1597 in Cinquante pseaumes de David (ed. Simon Goulart) – psalm contrafact, no. 32
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Original text and translations

French.png French text

C'était en ton jeune âge
qu'il fallait l'amour faire,
car ton ridé visage
ores ne peut plus plaire.

Ce corps tant cher tenu
est trop laid devenu,
le veux tu faire beau
étant près du tombeau?