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Alez vous en, alez, alez, Soussy, Soing et Merencolie, Me cuidez vous toute ma vie Gouverner, comme fait avez ? Je vous prometz que non ferez, Raison aura sur vous maistrie. Alez vous en, alez, alez, Soussy, Soing et Merencolie. Se jamais plus vous retournez Avecques vostre compaignie, Je pri à Dieu qu'il vous maudie, Et ce par qui vous revendrez. Alez vous en, alez, alez.
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Confirmed with Poésies complètes de Charles D'Orléans : Revues sur les manuscrits avec préface, notes et glossaire par Charles d'Héricault, Tome II, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1874, pages 138-139.
Modernized version, confirmed with Lucas, St. John, comp. The Oxford Book of French Verse, XIIIth century–XIXth century. Oxford: Clarendon, 1920; Bartleby.com, 2001. www.bartleby.com/244/27.html:
Allez-vous-en, allez, allez,
Soussi, Soing et Merencolie,
Me cuidez-vous, toute ma vie,
Gouverner, comme fait avez?
Je vous promet que non ferez;
Raison aura sur vous maistrie:
Allez-vous-en, allez, allez,
Soussie, Soing et Merencolie.
Se jamais plus vous retournez
Avecques vostre compaignie,
Je pri à Dieu qu’il vous maudie
Et ce par qui vous reviendrez:
Allez-vous-en, allez, allez.
Text Authorship:
- by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465), "Rondeau CX" [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 Charles Colas , "Allez-vous en, allez, allez", published 1927 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chansons et rondeaux choisis de Charles d'Orléans 2ème cahier, no. 7, Paris, Édition B. Roudanez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marcelle de Manziarly (1899 - 1989), "Allez-vous en, allez, allez", 1952, published 1970? [ 2 tenors and 2 sopranos and piano ], from Trois duos, no. 2, Neocopie musicale [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elisabeth Schultz (1846 - 1926), as E. Adaïewsky, "Allez-vous en, allez, allez", 1887-8, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Trois rondeaux, no. 3, Milan : Ricordi [sung text not yet checked]
- by Roger Vuataz (1898 - 1988), "Allez vous en, allez, allez", op. 76 no. 3 (1946-1961), published 1963? [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], from Quatre Rondeaux de Charles d'Orléans suivis d'une vocalise pour soprano aigu et orchestre, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-08-22
Line count: 13
Word count: 65
Off with you, begone, begone, Worry, Care and Melancholy, Do you think all my life To rule me, as you have done? I promise you that you will not, Reason will triumph over you. Off with you, begone, begone, Worry, Care and Melancholy. If ever again you return Along with your companions, I pray that God will curse you, And whoever brought you back. Off with you, begone, begone.
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Translations of titles:
"Allez vous en, allez, allez" = "Off with you, begone, begone"
"Allez-vous en, allez, allez" = "Off with you, begone, begone"
"Rondeau CX" = "Rondeau CX"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Middle French to English copyright © 2026 by Grant Hicks, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Middle French by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465), "Rondeau CX"
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-31
Line count: 13
Word count: 69