by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Aultre Venus estes
Language: Old French (Ancien français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Aultre Venus estes sans faille Plus que nulle autre creature De corps de beaulte de figure La semblez et de mesmes taille Celui qui les amours detaille Peust de vous dire par droicture Autre Venus estes sans faille Plus que nulle autre creature Qui contredit j'offre bataille A oultrance et a desmesure Maintenant qu'il vous fait injure Se le tistre tel ne vous baille Autre Venus estes sans faille Plus que nulle autre creature De corps de beaulte de figure La semblez et de mesmes taille
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 Johannes Ockeghem (1410?25 - 1497), "Aultre Venus estes" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "A second Venus you are", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2012-09-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 86