by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Le chant du rossignol
Language: Old French (Ancien français)
En escoutant le chant mélodieulx Do ses plaisans et tant doulx rossignieulx Qui vont disant ainsy, ainsy, ainsy, L'ung d'eux me dist: "Parcy, passez, parcy, Et vous orrez qui chantera le mieulx." Tous tous tous tous veulliez estre songneulx D'amour servir loyaulment en tous lieux Et luy crier mercy, mercy, mercy. Fuyez, fuyez, gens merencolieulx Suyvez, suyvez les dames en tous lieux Et de soucy dictes fy fy fy. Retournez cy mardi, mardi, mardi Et vous serez plus que devant joyeulx.
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 Clement Janequin (c1495 - c1560), "Le chant du rossignol" [chorus] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-04-23
Line count: 13
Word count: 81