Épître imprécatoire

Après ma mort, je te feray la guerre.
Et quand mon corps sera remis en terre
J’en souffleray la cendre sur tes yeulx
Et si mon âme est répétée aux Cieulx,

Crois seurement, dame très rigoreuse
Je t’envoyray flamme si chaleureuse,
De traicts à feu flamboyantz si très fort
Que tant vauldroit sentir armes de mort.

Et si je n’ay les droicts de bonne vie
Bien accompli, je courray, à l’envie,
Sans distinguer le temps ny la saison
Comme un garou autour de ta maison.

Submitted by François Le Roux

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It is based on

• a text in French (Français) by Germain Collin-Bucher (1475 - 1545), "Despitz contre Gylon"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by André Jolivet (1905 - 1974), "Épître imprécatoire", 1951, published 1954, first performed 1951 [high voice and piano], from Trois poèmes galants, no. 2, Éd. Heugel (Alphonse Leduc) [ sung text checked 1 time]

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