by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ma bouche rit
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Ma bouche rit et ma pensée pleure Mon oeil s'esjoie et mon cueur maudit l'heure Et mon cueur pleure Qu'il eust le bien qui sa santé déchasse. Ma bouche rit et mon cueur pleure, Mon cueur pleure et ma bouche rit.
Text 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 Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "Ma bouche rit" [vocal sextet] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "My mouth laughs", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-14
Line count: 7
Word count: 41