Frère Bidault fit, par son art (Mathurin Forestier)

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Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2024-07-28).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 60 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA
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This edition is offered at original pitch (high chiavette) for SATB or transposed down a fourth for ATTB. Modernized French text.

General Information

Title: Frère Bidault fit, par son art
Composer: Mathurin Forestier
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SATB or ATTB
Genre: SecularChanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1541 in Le Parangon des chansons, livre 8 (Jacques Moderne), no. 6
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Original text and translations

French.png French text


Frere Bidault fist par son art
Et si bien par sa priere
Que bien joua son billart
Dessus le cul de la bergiere
Elle ne fut pas trop fiere
Bien ce laissa mettre desoubz
lui serra fort la croupiere
Affin quelle trotta plus doulx

French.png French text

 modernized
Frère Bidault fit, par son art
Et si bien par sa prière,
Que bien joua de son billard,
Dessus le cul de la bergère.
Elle ne fut pas trop fière
Bien ce laissa mettre dessus.
Lui serra fort la croupière
Afin qu'elle trotta plus doux.

English.png English translation


So Brother Bidault, by his skill,
And more especially by his prayer,
Really gets to play around
With the shepherdess's bum.
She isn't too proud
To let him mount her;
He's making the crupper well tight,
So that she trots more placidly.

(trans Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)