It's a month ago today

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by Christine de Pizan (1363 - c1434)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Il a aujourd’hui un mois

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Il a aujourd’hui un mois,
Que mon ami s’en alla.
Mon cœur demeure morne et coi.
Il a aujourd’hui un mois.
« A Dieu, me dit, je m’en vais. »
Ne puis à moi ne parla.
Il a aujourd’hui un mois.

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Text Authorship:

by Christine de Pizan (1363 - c1434), "Rondeau XXX" [author's text not yet checked 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 Willem van der Bilt (1901 - 1990), "Rondeau XXX", 1939-40, published 1978 [ medium voice and piano ], from Deux Rondeaux, no. 1, Amsterdam, Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
by Jan den Boer , "Il a aujourd'hui un mois", published 1971 [ medium voice and piano ], from Rondeaux amoureux, no. 1, Amsterdam, Ed. Donemus [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-28
Line count: 7
Word count: 41

It's a month ago today

Language: English after the French (Français)

It's a month ago today 
That my love departed.
My heart is still sad and silent.
It is a month ago today.
"Farewell," he said to me, "I'm leaving."
He hasn't spoken to me since.
It's a month ago today.

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Translations of titles:
"Il a aujourd'hui un mois" = "It's a Month Ago Today"
"Rondeau XXX " = "Rondeau XXX"

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a text in French (Français) by Christine de Pizan (1363 - c1434), "Rondeau XXX"
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-14
Line count: 7
Word count: 40