by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ce moys de may soyons lies et joyeux
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ce moys de may soyons lies et joyeux Et de nos cuers ostons merancolye; Chantons, dansons et menons chiere lye, Pour despiter ces felons envieux. Plus c'onques mais chascuns soit curieux De bien servir sa maistresse jolye: Ce moys [de may soyons lies et joyeux Et de nos cuers ostons merancolye.] Car la saison semont tous amoureux A ce faire, pourtant n'y fallons mye. Carissimi! Dufaÿ vous en prye Et Perinet dira de mieux en mieux: Ce moys de may [soyons lies et joyeux Et de nos cuers ostons merancolye; Chantons, dansons et menons chiere lye, Pour despiter ces felons envieux.]
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474), "Ce moys de may soyons lies et joyeux" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "In this month of May let's be happy and joyous", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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