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Entre vous, gentils amoureux, Ce jour de l'an soyés songneus De bien servir chascum s'amie Et de fuir merancolie, Se vous volés estre joieux. Ne soiés de riens curieux Que de faire gales et jeux Et de mener tres bone vie. Entre [vous, gentils amoureux, Ce jour de l'an soyés songneus De bien servir chascum s'amie.] Et ne vous chaut des envieux, Qui sont felons et despiteus. Chantés, dansés, quoi que nul die; Et qui ne peut chanter, se rie; Je ne vous ay consilier mieulx. Entre [vous, gentils amoureux, Ce jour de l'an soyés songneus De bien servir chascum s'amie Et de fuir merancolie, Se vous volés estre joieux.]
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), "Entre vous, gentils amoureux" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Come all you sweet lovers", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 21
Word count: 110
Come all you sweet lovers, This New Year's Day take care Each to care well for his lady And to flee melancholy If you wish to be joyful. Take no interest in anything But making festivals and games And having a very good time. Come all you sweet lovers, This New Year's Day take care Each to care well for his lady. And don't be bothered by the jealous people Who are treacherous and spiteful. Sing and dance, whatever anyone says And if you can't sing, then laugh I have no better advice to give you. Come all you sweet lovers, This New Year's Day take care Each to care well for his lady And to flee melancholy If you wish to be joyful.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (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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- a text in French (Français) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-22
Line count: 21
Word count: 124