Bonjour, et puis, quelles nouvelles? (Orlando di Lasso)

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General Information

Title: Bonjour, et puis, quelles nouvelles?
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Lyricist: Clément Marot : Rondeau XLI from Adolescence Clémentine

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: AATTB, SSATB or SAATB
Genre: SecularChanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1571 in Livre de chansons nouvelles avec 2 dialogues, no. 11
    2nd published: 1582 in Le thresor de musique (sacred contrafact), Edition 2, no. 106
Description: : Marot's Rondeau XLI is headed by a satirical dedication "To young ladies too lazy to write to their suitors."

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Original text and translations

French.png Original French text

Bon jour, et puis, quelles nouvelles?
N'en sçauroit on de vous avoir?
S'en brief ne m'en faictes sçavoir,
J'en feray de toutes nouvelles.

Puis que vous estes si rebelles,
Bon vespre, bonn nuict, bon soir,
Bon jour!

Mais si vous cueillez des groyselles,
Envoyez m'en; car, pour tout voir,
Je suis gros: mais c'est de vous veoir
Quelcque matin, mes damoyselles;
Bon jour!

Sacred contrafact (from Le thresor de musique d'Orlande de Lassus)
Bon coeur amis, ouvrez l'oreille,
Pour escouter de Dieu la voix.
Il veut encores ceste fois,
Faire ouyr joyeuse nouvelle

A celuy qui n'est point rebelle,
Mais il faut avoir sous la croix,
Bon coeur.

French.png Modern French text

Bonjour, et puis, quelles nouvelles?
N'en saurait on de vous avoir?
Faites m'en savoir bientôt,
J'en ferai de toutes nouvelles.

Puisque vous êtes si rebelles,
Bonnes vêpres, bonne nuit, bon soir,
Bonjour!

Mais si vous cueillez des groseilles,
Envoyez m'en; car, pour tout voir,
Je suis gros: mais c'est de vous voir
Quelque matin, mes demoiselles;
Bonjour!

English.png English translation

Good day, so tell me, what’s the news?
What secrets have you up your sleeve?
If your report I don’t receive,
I’ll make up stories to amuse.

Since my entreaties you refuse,
Good noon, good night, good eve,
Good day!

If picking fruit doth you enthuse
Bring me some, for as you perceive,
I hope that soon you’ll give me leave
To see you, ladies – don’t refuse!
Good day!

Translation by Thomas Daughton