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{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
'''Genre:''' {{pcat|Secular| music}}, [[:Category:Chansons|Chansons]]<br>
{{Genre|Secular|Chansons}}
{{Language|French}}
{{Language|French}}
'''Instruments:''' <br>
'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
'''Published:''' 1528
'''Published:''' 1528


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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|French}}
{{Text|French}}
<poem>
Jan, petit Jan,
quant tu as belle femme
garde la bien
mais ne sois point jaleux
car ton bon bruyt tourneroyt en diffame.


:Jan, petit Jan,
Jan, petit Jan,
:quant tu as belle femme
quant tu as belle femme
:garde la bien
sy tu ne l'es
:mais ne sois point jaleux
tu seras trop heureux.
:car ton bon bruyt tourneroyt en diffame.
Laisse passer le tems aux amoureux


:Jan, petit Jan,
Jan, petit Jan,  
:quant tu as belle femme
quant tu as belle femme,
:sy tu ne l'es
sans parler d'eulx,
:tu seras trop heureux.
ne leur donner nul blasme.
:Laisse passer le tems aux amoureux
 
:Jan, petit Jan,  
:quant tu as belle femme,
:sans parler d'eulx,
:ne leur donner nul blasme.
 
:Lors ils diront:
:'Fi pour ces envieux,
:car petit Jan montre bien
:qu'il nous ayme.'


Lors ils diront:
'Fi pour ces envieux,
car petit Jan montre bien
qu'il nous ayme.'
</poem>




{{Translation|English}}
{{Translation|English}}
Mick Swithinbank<br>
''by [[User:Mick Swithinbank|Mick Swithinbank]]''
 
:Jan, little Jan,<br>
:when you have a beautiful wife<br>
:guard her well<br>
:but don't be jealous<br>
:because that would spoil your reputation.<br>
 
:Jan, little Jan,<br>
:when you have a beautiful wife<br>
:if you are not [jealous]<br>
:you will be too happy.<br>
:Let men who love [her] <br>
:pass the time,<br>


:Jan, little Jan,<br>
<poem>
:when you have a beautiful wife,<br>
Jan, little Jan,
:without saying anything about them<br>
when you have a beautiful wife
:or criticising them in any way.<br>
guard her well
:Then they will say:<br>
but don't be jealous
:'Fie on envious husbands,<br>
because that would spoil your reputation.
:for little Jan makes it clear<br>
:that he is our friend.'<br>


Jan, little Jan,
when you have a beautiful wife
if you are not [jealous]
you will be too happy.
Let men who love [her]
pass the time,


Jan, little Jan,
when you have a beautiful wife,
without saying anything about them
or criticising them in any way.
Then they will say:
'Fie on envious husbands,
for little Jan makes it clear
that he is our friend.'
</poem>


[[Category:Sheet music]]
[[Category:Sheet music]]
[[Category:Chansons]]
[[Category:Renaissance music]]
[[Category:Renaissance music]]

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General Information

Title: Jan petit Jan
Composer: Jehan L'Heritier

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1528

Description: First appeared in Pierre Attaignant's Six Gaillardes et Six Pavanes in 1528.

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Original text and translations

French.png French text

Jan, petit Jan,
quant tu as belle femme
garde la bien
mais ne sois point jaleux
car ton bon bruyt tourneroyt en diffame.

Jan, petit Jan,
quant tu as belle femme
sy tu ne l'es
tu seras trop heureux.
Laisse passer le tems aux amoureux

Jan, petit Jan,
quant tu as belle femme,
sans parler d'eulx,
ne leur donner nul blasme.

Lors ils diront:
'Fi pour ces envieux,
car petit Jan montre bien
qu'il nous ayme.'


English.png English translation by Mick Swithinbank

Jan, little Jan,
when you have a beautiful wife
guard her well
but don't be jealous
because that would spoil your reputation.

Jan, little Jan,
when you have a beautiful wife
if you are not [jealous]
you will be too happy.
Let men who love [her]
pass the time,

Jan, little Jan,
when you have a beautiful wife,
without saying anything about them
or criticising them in any way.
Then they will say:
'Fie on envious husbands,
for little Jan makes it clear
that he is our friend.'

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