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Or pleust a Dieu qu'a son plaisir, Tant que vivray, puisse servir Ma tres gente dame et maistresse. Mon bien, m'amour et ma richesse, Par qui je puis vivre et morir. Porroyt il jamais advenir Qu'elle se voulsist consentir De mettre mez plains en liesse! Or pleust [a Dieu qu'a son plaisir, Tant que vivray, puisse servir Ma tres gente dame et maistresse.] Hellas, se la puisse veir Toute fois que je la desir, Jamais au cuer n'aray tristesse. Maulgré Dangier, qui tant me blesse, Ne me ferroye que resjouir. Or pleust a Dieu [qu'a son plaisir, Tant que vivray, puisse servir Ma tres gente dame et maistresse. Mon bien, m'amour et ma richesse, Par qui je puis vivre et morir.]
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- 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), "Or pleust a Dieu qu'a son plaisir" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Oh may it please God that at his pleasure", 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: 121
Oh may it please God that at his pleasure So long as I live, I can serve My noble lady and mistress. My dear, my love and my riches By whom I can both live and die. Could it ever happen That she would wish to consent To turn my complaints into joy! Oh may it please God that at his pleasure So long as I live, I can serve My noble lady and mistress. Alas, if I could see her All the time that I wish I would never have sadness in my heart. Despite the Pain of Love, which so hurts me, I would never do anything but rejoice. Oh may it please God that at his pleasure So long as I live, I can serve My noble lady and mistress. My dear, my love and my riches By whom I can both live and die.
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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: 148