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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

La belle se siet
 (Sung text for setting by Josquin des Prez)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
La belle se siet           au piet de la tour,
Qui pleure et souspire     et mainne grant doulour.
Son pere lui demande:      «Fille qu'avez vous?
Volez vous mari,           ou volez vous seignour?»
«Je ne veul mari,          je ne veul seignour;
Je veul le mien ami,       qui pourist en la tour.»
«Et par Dieu, belle fille, a celui faudrés vous,
Car il sara pendu          demain au point du jour.»
«Et pere, s'on le pent,    enfouyés moy desous,
Si diront les gens:        vecy loyaus amours.»

Composition:

    Set to music by Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "La belle se siet"

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "The beautiful lady sits at the foot of the tower", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 82

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