Mondain, si tu le sçais, di moy

Mondain, si tu le sçais, di moy quel est le Monde?
S'il est bon, pourquoy donc tant de mal y abonde?
S'il est mauvais, pourquoy le vas tu tant cerchant?
S'il est doux, comment donc a il tant d'amertume?
S'il est amer, comment te va il allechant?
S'il est amy, pourquoy a il ceste coustume
De tuer l'homme vain sous ses pieds abatu?
Et s'il est ennemi, pourquoy t'y fies tu?

Translation(s): ITA

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Submitted by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Authorship

• by Antoine de Chandieu (1534 - 1591) [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Paschal de l'Estocart (1539 - c1584), "Mondain, si tu le sçais, di moy", from Octonaires de la vanité du monde, no. 2. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Dimmi tu, uomo", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2004-08-02.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:09
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Word count: 71

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