Or sus, vous dormés trop (Peter Tranchell)

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• (Posted 2023-03-05)  CPDL #72934:       

Editor: Crispin Flower (submitted 2023-03-05).   Score information: A4, 12 pages, 231 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: © Cambridge University Library. Published with the permission of the Syndics of the Cambridge University Library. Please refer to the guidance on the use of scores published by The Peter Tranchell Foundation.

General Information

Title: Or Sus Vous Dormés Trop
Composer: Peter Tranchell
Lyricist: Anon
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATBrB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1987
Description: Words and music anon c.1360, arr. Peter Tranchell 1987. A note at the end of the score reads: 'Original a perfect 4th higher for ATT, the Tenor parts wordless. Here arranged for SATBrB unacc, by PAT April 1987'

External websites:

• https://peter-tranchell.uk/musical-works/blog/or-sus-vous-dormes-trop

Original text and translations

French text Or sus, vous dormés trop, ma dame joliete; il est jours, levés sus, escoutés l'aloete: Que dit Dieu, que dit Dieu, que dit Dieu? Que te dit Dieu, que te dit Dieu, que te dit Dieu, que te dit Dieu? Il est jours, il est jours, il est jours, jours est lié; il est jours, il est jours, jours est lié; il est jours, il est jours, il est jours, jours est lié. Dame, sur toutes en biauté souverayne, pours vous, joli et gay au gentil moy de Mays suy et seray, et li viul metre payne. 1. Or tost naquaires,     cornemuses, sonés. 2. Si vous supplie,     amours jones, venés.         Lire, lire, lire, liliron, liliron, lire,         Tititon, tititon, tititon, tititon. 1. Compagnons, or lalons     et dansons liement. 2. Or sonons et batons     et cornons gayement.         Tititon, tititon, tititon, tititon, tititon,         tititon, tititon, tititon, tititon, tititon,         tititon, tititon, tititon, ton. C'est pour vous, dame, a qui Dieu croisse honour.

English translation Rise up now, you sleep too long, my Lady Juliet; It is day, rise up, listen to the lark: "What says God? What says God? What says God to you?" "It is day! Day is joyful!" "It is day! Day is joyful!" Lady, sovereign above all in beauty, for you I am and shall be merry and blithe in the pretty month of May, and shall put my heart into it. 1. Now quickly sound,     tabors and bagpipes. 2. At my invitation,     come, young lovers.         Lire, etc.         Tititon, etc. 1. Friends, now let us     merrily sing and dance. 2. Now let us gaily     play on drums and pipes.         Tititons, etc. This is for you, lady; and may God enlarge your good name! Translation by Peter Tranchell