by Martin Le Franc (c1410 - 1461)
Le jour m'est nuict
Language: French (Français)
Le jour m'est nuict Joye me nuit Repos ne me sont que labours Brief j'embrasse tout le rebours De ce qu'aux aultres plaist et duit, Espoir me fuit Dueil me conduit Je despite contre secours Le jour m'est nuict J''ai nom sans bruit. Feuille sans fruit Dures espines me sont fleurs Ainsi me gouvernent Amours Sans avoir aultre sauf conduit Le jour m'est nuict.
Authorship:
- by Martin Le Franc (c1410 - 1461) [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 Georges Auric (1899 - 1983), "Le jour m'est nuict", 1940 [ satb chorus ], from Cinq chansons françaises, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Auditorium du Louvre
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 64