De ceux qui tant (Jean Maillard)

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• (Posted 2023-04-22)  CPDL #73541: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2023-04-22).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 161 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. This edition is offered at original pitch for SATB or transposed down an octave for ATTB. Modernized French underlay.

General Information

Title: De ceux qui tant
Composer: Jean Maillard
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SATB or ATTB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1541 in Le Parangon des chansons, livre 9 (Moderne), no. 31
    2nd published: 1561 in Tiers livre de chansons (Le Roy & Ballard), Edition 3, no. 18
    3rd published: 1567 in Quart livre de chansons (Le Roy & Ballard), Edition 3, no. 21
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Original text and translations

French text De ceux qui tant de mon bien se tormentent Iay dune part griesue compassion Puis ie menris en voyant quilz augmentent Dedans mamie ung feu daffection. Ung feu lequel par leur invention Cuident estaindre O la poure cautelle. Ilz sont plus loing de leur intention Quilz ne vouldroient que ie fusse loing delle.

French text (modernised) De ceux qui tant de mon bien se tormentent J'ai d'une part grève compassion; Puis je m'en ris en voyant qu'ils augmentent Dedans m'amie un feu d'affection; Un feu lequel par leur invention Cuident éteindre. O la pauvre cautelle! Ils sont plus loin de leur intention, Qu'ils ne voudraient que je fusse loin d'elle.

English translation For those who worry so much about my good fortune I have on one hand great compassion; But then I laugh when I see that they exaggerate A blaze of affection in my lover; A fire which by their invention They think to extinguish. What a feeble ploy! So far are they from their purpose, That they would wish only that I was far from her. (trans. Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)