Maître Roland, fort de loisir (Le Peletier)

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• (Posted 2023-04-03)  CPDL #73339: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2023-04-03).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 193 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 a fourth for ATTB. Modernized French underlay.

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Title: Maître Roland, fort de loisir
Composer: Le Peletier
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SATB or ATTB
Genre: Sacred, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1543 in Livre 13: 19 chansons a 4 (Pierre Attaingnant), no. 16
Description: The subject of this satirical text is the Lutheran conflict of justification by faith or by good works.

Original text and translations

French text Maistre roland fort de loysir Saduisa ung coup apres boire Daller pour prendre son plaisir Solliciter iehanne la noire. Et voici arriver gringoire Le mari criant devant tous Maistre roland que faictes vous Vous vous dampnes en verite. Non faics* dict il ie labsoulz Cest ung oeuvre de charite.

French text (modernized) Maître Roland, fort de loisir S'avisa un coup après boire D'aller pour prendre son plaisir Soliciter Jehanne la noire. Et voici arriver Gringoire Le mari, criant devant tous: "Maître Roland, que faites-vous? Vous vous damnes en verité". "Non faits*", dit-il, "je l'absous; C'est un œuvre de charité.

English translation So, with time on his hands, Monsignor Roland, Got the notion, (having a few drinks taken), To importune Black Joan To satisfy his pleasure. In comes hubby Gringoire Yelling in front of everybody: "Monsignor Roland, what are you doing? Verily, you are condemning yourself to damnation". "Not doing*", says he, "I'm absolving her; It's an act of good works". (trans. Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)

• faics/faits/doing = homophone in French for fai/faith