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Texts by G. Chaucer set in Art Songs and Choral Works

 § Author § 

Geoffrey Chaucer (c1343 - 1400)

Text Collections:

  • Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel
  • Tales of Caunterbury = The Canterbury Tales

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

  • A Knyght ther was, and that a worthy man (from Tales of Caunterbury = The Canterbury Tales) - L. Trimble
  • A Knyght (A Knyght ther was, and that a worthy man) (from Tales of Caunterbury = The Canterbury Tales) - L. Trimble
  • ... A yong Squier... he was (from Tales of Caunterbury = The Canterbury Tales) - L. Trimble
  • A Yong Squier (... A yong Squier... he was) (from Tales of Caunterbury = The Canterbury Tales) - L. Trimble
  • Balade (Hyd, Absolon, thy gilte tresses clere)
  • Ballade (Hyd, Absolon, thy gilte tresses clere) - F. Jacobi
  • Captivity (Your yën two wol sle me sodenly) (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) GER
  • Escape (Sin I fro love escaped am so fat) (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel)
  • Eur' Augenpaar - H. Genzmer (Text: Anonymous after Geoffrey Chaucer) [x]
  • Experience, though noon auctotitee (from Tales of Caunterbury = The Canterbury Tales) - L. Trimble
  • Hide, Absalom, thy guilty tresses clear (Balade) - G. Bush, F. Jacobi
  • Hide, Absalom, thy guilty tresses clear (Hyd, Absolon, thy gilte tresses clere) - G. Bush
  • Hyd, Absolon, thy gilte tresses clere - G. Bush, F. Jacobi (Balade)
  • Merciles Beaute: I (Your yën two wol sle me sodenly) (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) - I. Gurney GER
  • Merciless Beauty (Your yën two wol sle me sodenly) (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) - G. Bush GER
  • Now welcome, somer with thy sonne softe - A. Bax, E. Vercoe
  • Now welcome Summer with thy sunne soft - F. Jacobi (Roundel)
  • Of her mercy () - A. Bax [x]
  • Prologe (Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote) (from Tales of Caunterbury = The Canterbury Tales) - L. Trimble
  • Prologue (Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote) (from Tales of Caunterbury = The Canterbury Tales)
  • Qui bien aime (Now welcome, somer with thy sonne softe) - E. Vercoe
  • Rejection (So hath your beaute fro your herte chaced) (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) - E. Rubbra
  • Rondell (Eur' Augenpaar) - H. Genzmer (Text: Anonymous after Geoffrey Chaucer) [x]
  • Rondel (Your yën two wol sle me sodenly) (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) - G. Finzi GER
  • Roundel (Now welcome Summer with thy sunne soft) - F. Jacobi
  • Roundel (Your yën two wol sle me sodenly) (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) - A. Bax GER
  • Since I from Love escapëd am so fat (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) (Escape) - R. Vaughan Williams
  • Since I from love (Sin I fro love escaped am so fat) (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) - R. Vaughan Williams
  • Sin I fro love escaped am so fat (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) - R. Vaughan Williams (Escape)
  • So hath your beaute fro your herte chaced (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) - E. Rubbra, R. Vaughan Williams (Rejection)
  • So hath your beauty from your hertë chased (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) (Rejection) - E. Rubbra, R. Vaughan Williams
  • So hath your beauty (So hath your beaute fro your herte chaced) (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) - R. Vaughan Williams
  • The Wyf of Biside Bathe (Experience, though noon auctotitee) (from Tales of Caunterbury = The Canterbury Tales) - L. Trimble
  • Welcome, somer (Now welcome, somer with thy sonne softe) - A. Bax
  • Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote (from Tales of Caunterbury = The Canterbury Tales) - L. Trimble (Prologue)
  • Your eyën two will slay me suddenly (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) GER (Captivity) - A. Bax, G. Bush, G. Finzi, I. Gurney, R. Vaughan Williams
  • Your eyën two (Your yën two wol sle me sodenly) (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) - R. Vaughan Williams GER
  • Your yën two wol sle me sodenly (from Merciles Beaute: A Triple Roundel) GER - A. Bax, G. Bush, G. Finzi, I. Gurney, R. Vaughan Williams (Captivity)

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