O cruauté, qui m'as mis en tes las (Mathurin Forestier)

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•  Posted on 2024-09-01(Posted 2024-09-01)  CPDL #81776: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2024-09-01).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 58 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. Modernized French text.

General Information

Title: O cruauté, qui m'as mis en tes las
Composer: Mathurin Forestier
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: AATB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1541 in Le Parangon des chansons, livre 8 (Jacques Moderne), no. 8
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Original text and translations

French text O cruaulte qui mas mis en tes las Tu mas oste tout de litz & soulas Me banissant de tous mes bons plaisirs Tant que ne puis accomplir mes desirs Mourir me fault en te disant helas.

French text modernized O cruauté, qui m'as mis en tes las; Tu m'as ôté tout délices et soulas, Me bannissant de tous mes bons plaisirs, Tant que ne puis accomplir mes désirs. Mourir me faut en te disant hélas.

English translation O cruelty, who has taken me in your arms, You have taken away all my joys and consolation, Dismissing me from my sweet pleasures, Such that I cannot achieve my dreams. I must die, saying welladay to you. (trans. Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)