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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

S'elle m'amera je ne scay
Language: Middle French 
Our translations:  ENG
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S'elle m'amera je ne scay
Mais je me mectray en essay
D'acquerir quelque peu sa grace
Force m'est que par la je passe
Ceste fois j'en feray l'essay

L'autre jour tant je m'avençay
Que presque tout mon cuer lessay
Aller sans que luy demandasse.
    S'elle m'amera je ne scay
    Mais je me mettray en essay
    D'acquerir quelque peu sa grace

Puis apres le cop me pensay
Que lonctemps a que ne cessay
Ne ne fut que je ne l'amasse
Mais c'est ung jeu de passe passe
J'en suis comme je començay

    S'elle m'amera je ne scay
    Mais je me mettray en essay
    D'acquerir quelque peu sa grace
    Force m'est que par la je passe
    Ceste fois j'en feray l'essay

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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):

    [ None yet in the database ]


The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
  • by Johannes Ockeghem (1410?25 - 1497), "S'elle m'amera", note: the part that begins "Petite camusette" is marked "TENOR, CONTRATENOR I & II"
    • View the full text. [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2012-09-11
Line count: 21
Word count: 119

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