Une belle jeune espousée (Clément Janequin)

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• (Posted 2007-12-06)  CPDL #15611:        (Finale 2007)

Editor: Joachim Kelecom (submitted 2007-12-06).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 62 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Une belle jeune espousée
Composer: Clément Janequin

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1540 in Livre 8: 19 chansons a 4 (Attaingnant), no. 7
    2nd published: 1540 in Le difficile des chansons (Jacques Moderne), Livre 1, no. 2
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Original text and translations

French text Une belle jeune espousée Estoit une fois en devis Avec une vieille rusée Et disait : Dame, à vostre advis, Les hommes sont-ils si ravis Quand ils le font et ont-ils bien Autant que nous d’ayse et de bien ? « Je croys si ! » lui respondit-elle « Ils sentent douceur toute telle Mais elle passe comme vent. » Je m’esbahis donc, dit la belle Qu’ils n’y retournent plus souvent.

English translation There once was a pretty young bride Who was having a chat one day With a crone not quite as wide-eyed And asked, Lady, what do you say, Do men get as carried away When they do you-know, and do men Feel the same thrill as we women? “Why of course they do!” said the crone “In that delight we aren’t alone. But it’s gone for them in a trice.” “Then I’m stunned,” said the bride, quite thrown, “That they do not try at least twice.” Translation by Thomas Daughton