by Jehan Regnier (1392 - c1470)
Lay
Language: Old French (Ancien français)
Prions trestous jeunes et vieulx Prions Jesus de bien en mieulx Prions ce doulx roy precieulx Prions pour avoir paix en France Prions ce prince glorieux Prions ce roy victorieux Prions quil nous soit gracieux Prions quil nous doint alegance Prions le que par sa puissance Prions quil nous tienne en souffrance Prions que la paix nous avance La guerre a destruict plusieurs Prions et faisons penitence Prions dieu a grant diligence Prions quil nous doint audience A nostre fin lassus es cieulx.
Confirmed with Paul Lacroix, Les fortunes et adversitez de feu noble homme Jehan Regnier, Genève, J. Gay et Fils, 1867, page 72.
Text Authorship:
- by Jehan Regnier (1392 - c1470), "Lay" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "Lay", 1953, published 1970 [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], from Poèmes pour la Paix, no. 1, Boosey & Hawkes [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 83