J'attends le temps (Orlando di Lasso)
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- Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2017-11-21). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 70 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from 1570 print. Original pitch (chiavi naturali) and note-values. French spelling modernised.
General Information
Title: J'attends le temps
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
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Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Chanson
Language: French
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1560 in Tiers livre des chansons a 4-6 parties, no. 21
2nd published: 1570 in Mellange d'Orlande de Lassus, no. 55
3rd published: 1576 in Le thresor de musique (sacred contrafact), Edition 1, no. 68
4th published: 1582 in Le thresor de musique (sacred contrafact), Edition 2, no. 85
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Original text and translations
French text
Original text
J'attends le temps ayant ferme espérance
En ce vouloir mes jours je finirai
En attendant autre ne servirai
Tant m'est de vous douce la souvenance.
Sacred contrafact (from Le thresor de musique d'Orlande de Lassus)
J'atten le tems, aiant ferme esperance
Qu'en vive foi mes jours je finirae,
En l'attendant, mon Dieu je servirai,
Tant m'est de luy douce la souvenance.