by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Helas, et quant vous veray?
 (Sung text for setting by G. Dufay)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
 Helas, et quant vous veray?
   Car bien scay
   Que morray,
 Se briefment je ne vous voy.
 N'onques cuer n'eut tant d'anoy,
   Dont je croy,
   Par ma foy,
 Qu'en grief dolour fineray.
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Composition:

    Set to music by Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474), "Helas, et quant vous veray?"

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Alas, when will I see you?", 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: 9
Word count: 33