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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

La belle se sied au pied de la tour
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
La belle se sied au pied de la tour,
Qui pleure et soupire et mène grand dolour.
Son père lui demande : « Fille qu'avez-vous
Volez-vous mari ou volez-vous seignour ?»

« Je ne veuille mari, je ne veuille seignour,
Je veuille le mien ami qui pourrit en la tour.»
« Par Dieu, ma belle fille, alors ne l'aurez-vous
Car il sera pendu demain au point du jour.»

« Père si on le pend enfouyés moi dessous,
Ainsi diront les gens ce sont loyales amours.»

Note: modernized spelling.


Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "La belle se sied au pied de la tour", published 1945-6 [mixed chorus], from Huit Chansons françaises, no. 2. [ sung text checked 1 time]

Set in a modified version by Guillaume Dufay, Josquin des Prez.

    • Go to the text. [ view differences ] ENG

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2018


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-03-28
Line count: 10
Word count: 84

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