Ung jour que madame dormoit (Pierre Certon)

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• (Posted 2023-04-03)  CPDL #73340: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2023-04-03).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 173 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. This edition is offered at original pitch (high chiavette) for SATB or transposed down a fourth for ATTB. Modernized French underlay.

• (Posted 2009-04-26)  CPDL #19344:        (Finale 2002)

Editor: Benoît Huwart (submitted 2009-04-26).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 56 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

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General Information

Title: Ung jour que madame dormoit
Composer: Pierre Certon
Lyricist: Mellin de Saint-Gelais

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SATB or ATTB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1541 in Livre 10: 28 chansons a 4 (Pierre Attaingnant), no. 1
    2nd published: 1962 in Das Chorwerk, no. 82.07
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Original text and translations

French text Ung jour que madame dormoit, Monsieur branloit sa chamberiere. Et elle qui la dance aymait, Remuoit fort bien le derriere, Enfin la garse toute fiere, Luy dict : Monsieur, par vostre foy, Qui le faict mieulx, madame, ou moy ? Toy, dist il, ou je soy mauldict. Saint Jehan, dist elle, je le croy, Car tout le monde le me dict.

English translation One day when Madame was snoozing The Master was jigging the chambermaid. She, finding the dance amusing, Shook her rear end so fiercely the house swayed, Afterward, the wench, her pride well displayed, To him said: Master, truthful be, Who does it best, Madame or me? Why you, said he, or I’m a prat Saint John, I believe it, cried she, Because all the men tell me that. Translation by Thomas Daughton