by Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377)
Certes, mon oueil richement visa bel
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Certes, mon oueil richement visa bel, Quant premiers vi ma dame bonne et belle, Pour ce que gent maintieng et vis a bel. Certes, mon oueil richement visa bel. Ne fu tel flour depuis le vis abel, Quant fleur des fleurs tous li mundes l'apelle Certes, mon oueil richement visa bel, Quant premiers vi ma dame bonne et belle.
Text Authorship:
- by Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377) [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 Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377), "Certes, mon oueil richement visa bel" [vocal trio], rondeau [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Certainly, my eye aimed richly and well", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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