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Three Songs of Charles d'Orléans
Translations © by Faith J. Cormier
Song Cycle by Claude Achille Debussy (1862 - 1918)
View original-language texts alone: Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orléans
Dieu ! qu'il la fait bon regarder ! La gracieuse bonne et belle ; Pour les grans biens que sont en elle Chascun est prest de la loüer. Qui se pourroit d'elle lasser ? Tous jours sa beauté renouvelle. Dieu ! qu'il la fait bon regarder ! La gracieuse bonne et belle ! Par deçà, ne de là, la mer Ne sçay dame ne damoiselle Qui soît en tous bien parfais telle. C'est ung songe que d'i penser : Dieu ! qu'il la fait bon regarder !
Text Authorship:
- by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465), "Chanson VI"
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God! But she is fair, graceful, good and beautiful. All are ready to praise her excellent qualities. Who could tire of her? Her beauty is ever new. God! but she is fair, graceful, good and beautiful! Nowhere does the sea look on so fair and perfect a lady or maiden. Thinking on her is but a dream. God! but she is fair!
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2001 by Faith J. Cormier, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in French (Français) by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465), "Chanson VI"
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Translations of titles
"Chanson VI" = "Song VI"
"Chanson Ancienne" = "Ancient song"
"Dieu ! qu'il la fait bon regarder" = "God! but she is fair"
"Madrigal à deux voix pour soprano et violoncelle" = "Madrigal for two voices for soprano and cello"
"Odelette de Charles d'Orléans" = "Odelette of Charles d'Orléans"
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Line count: 13
Word count: 62
Quant j'ai ouy la tabourin Sonner, pour s'en aler au may, En mon lit n'en ay fait effray Ne levé mon chief du coissin ; En disant : il est trop matin, Ung peu je me rendormiray : Quant j'ay ouy le tabourin Sonner, pour s'en aler au may. Jeunes gens partent leur butin ; De Nonchaloir m'accointeray : A lui je m'abutineray, Trouvé l'ay plus prouchain voisin : Quant j'ay ouy le tabourin.
Text Authorship:
- by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465), "Rondel XXXVIII"
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When I heard the tambourine call us to go a-Maying, I did not let it frighten me in my bed or lift my head from my pillow, Saying, "It is too early, I will go back to sleep" when I heard the tambourine call us to go a-Maying. Young folks dividing their spoils, I cloaked myself in nonchalance, clinging to it and finding the nearest neighbour when I heard the tambourine.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2001 by Faith J. Cormier, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Line count: 13
Word count: 71
Yver, vous n'estes qu'un vilain; Esté est plaisant et gentil En témoing de may et d'avril Qui l'accompaignent soir et main. Esté revet champs, bois et fleurs De sa livrée de verdure Et de maintes autres couleurs Par l'ordonnance de nature. Mais vous, Yver, trop estes plein De nège, vent, pluye et grézil. On vous deust banir en éxil. Sans point flater je parle plein, Yver, vous n'estes qu'un vilain.
Text Authorship:
- by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465), title 1: "Rondeau CCCXXXIII", title 2: "Chanson LXXXII", written 1431
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Winter, you're naught but a rogue. Summer is pleasant and kind, as we see from May and April, which accompany it evening and morn. Summer, by nature's order, clothes fields, woods and flowers with its livery of green and many other hues. But you, Winter, are too full of snow, wind, rain and sleet. We must send you into exile. I'm no flatterer and I speak my mind. Winter, you're naught but a rogue.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2001 by Faith J. Cormier, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465), title 1: "Rondeau CCCXXXIII", title 2: "Chanson LXXXII", written 1431
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 74