by François Villon (1431 - 1463)
Finalement, en escrivant
Language: Middle French
Finalement, en escrivant, Ce soir, seullet, estant en bonne, Dictant ces laiz et descripvant, Je ouyz la cloche de Sorbonne, Qui tousjours à neuf heures sonne Le Salut que l’Ange predit ; Cy suspendy et cy mis bonne, Pour pryer comme le cueur dit.
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Text Authorship:
- by François Villon (1431 - 1463), no title, appears in Le Petit Testament, no. 35 [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 Raoul Laparra (1876 - 1943), "La Cloche de Sorbonne", published 1927 [ medium voice and piano ], from Le Missel Chantant, Suite de mélodies sur de vieilles poésies françaises - 7ème volume, no. 4, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 43