Relieve me | Relieve me, sweet laughing brunette

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by David Wyatt

Allégez moy

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Allégez moy doulce plaisant brunette,
Dessoubz la boudinette,
Allégez moy de toutes mes douleurs.
Vostre beaulté me tient en amourette,
Dessoubz la boudinette.

Note: referred to in Ronsard's Ha, bel accueil.

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), "Allégez moy" [
text verified 1 time
]

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

ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Relieve me", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-29
Line count: 5
Word count: 23

Relieve me

Language: English after the French (Français)

Relieve me, sweet laughing brunette
Beneath the belly-button
Relieve me of all my sadness.
Your beauty keeps me ready for love,
Below the belly-button...

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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: 2012-05-30
Line count: 5
Word count: 24