Un jour vis un foulon (Orlando di Lasso)

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General Information

Title: Un jour vis un foulon
Composer: Orlando di Lasso

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SecularChanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1570 in Mellange d'Orlande de Lassus, no. 11
    2nd published: 1576 in Dixsetieme livre de chansons (Le Roy & Ballard), Edition 2, no. 5
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Original text and translations

French.png French text

Un jour vis un foulon qui fouloit,
et en foulant mon fron regardoit.
Je luy dy: gentil foulon,
qui foule, foule, foule,
ne regarde plus mon fron,
mais foule, foule, foule.

English.png English translation

One day I saw a fuller who was fulling,
and, while fulling, was looking at my forehead.
I said to him, Kind fuller,
that fulls, fulls, fulls,
do not look at my forehead any more,
but full, full, full.

English.png English translation

One day I see this grape presser. Pressing grapes.
As he's doing it, he looks me in the face.
I say "Kind grape presser,
on the job,
Don't look me in the face,
but Press, press, press".
(trans. Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)
"Fuller" is the more faithful translation,
but few today would readily know that his work
entailed pounding, pounding, pounding.