by Clément Marot (1496 - 1544)
Adieu, ce bel œil tant humain
Language: French (Français)
Adieu, ce bel œil tant humain, Bouche de bon propos armée, D'ivoire la gorge et la main Taille sur toutes bien formée: Adieu, douceur tant estimée, Vertu l'ambre ressemblant: Adieu de celui mieux aimée Qui moins en montra de semblant. Plaisir n'ai plus, mais vy en déconfort; Morte est m'amour, dont suis en grand' langueur Langoureux suix plein d'am re liqueur; Le cœur me part pour sa dolente mort.
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Authorship:
- by Clément Marot (1496 - 1544), "A Madame de la Barme, pres de Necy en Genevois", written 1543, appears in Les Épigrammes, in 3. Livre III, no. 96 [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 Jean Françaix (1912 - 1997), "Complainte", 1941, published 1948 [ medium voice and piano ], from L'adolescence Clémentine, no. 4, Éd. Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Lament", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-28
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