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We beseech thee to hear us, | We beseech thee to hear us, | ||
Holy head of God! | Holy head of God! | ||
Let him be wiped away, | Let him be wiped away, gutted, | ||
Beaten, whipped, let him be burned, | Beaten, whipped, let him be burned, | ||
Kill, kill this rogue. | Kill, kill this rogue. | ||
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We’re here to let you know through the birds, | We’re here to let you know through the birds, | ||
To flit early to see | To flit early to see | ||
Over hill and over dale, the traitorous cuckold, Scabrous, shorn, snivelling, hunchback, | Over hill and over dale, the traitorous cuckold, | ||
Scabrous, shorn, snivelling, hunchback, | |||
Cripple, crook-back, mangy, mulish. | Cripple, crook-back, mangy, mulish. | ||
Prune, whipping-boy. | Prune, whipping-boy. |
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- Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2020-03-11). Score information: Letter, 10 pages, 176 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
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General Information
Title: Le chant de l'Alouette
Composer: Claude Le Jeune
Lyricist: Janequin?create page
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Chanson
Language: French
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1603 in Le printemps (Paris: Ballard press)
Description: This is an explicit reworking of Janequin's 4 voice chanson, into a longer 5-voice piece.
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Original text and translations
French text Or sus vous dormés trop madame joliette. |
English translation Get up, you sleep too much, my pretty little lady.
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