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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by David Wyatt

Helas, et quant vous veray?

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

 Helas, et quant vous veray?
   Car bien scay
   Que morray,
 Se briefment je ne vous voy.
 N'onques cuer n'eut tant d'anoy,
   Dont je croy,
   Par ma foy,
 Qu'en grief dolour fineray.
 [...]

Text Authorship:

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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), "Helas, et quant vous veray?" [
text verified 1 time
]

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

ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Alas, when will I see you?", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 32

Alas, when will I see you?

Language: English after the French (Français)

Alas, when will I see you?
  For I know well
  That I shall die
If I don't see you shortly.
Never had heart so much grief
  So I think,
  I truly believe,
That in deep sorrow I shall die.
[...]

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-22
Line count: 9
Word count: 40