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Medieval French Song by Guillaume de Machaut (Dame, je sui cilz Fins cuers doulz)

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This is one of motets of the french composer Guillaume de Machaut in 14th century.

Artist: Gothic Voices

Text
Triplum:

Dame, je sui cilz qui weil endurer
vostre voloir, tant com porray durer;
mais ne cuit pas que longuement l'endure
sans mort avoir quant vous m'estes si dure
que vous voles qu'ensus de vous me traie.
sans plus veioir la tres grant biaute vraie
de vo gent corps qui tant a de valour
que vous estes des bonnes la millour.
Las! einsi ay de ma mort exemplaire.
Mais la doleur qu'il me convendra traire
douce seroit, se un tel espoir avoie
qu'avant ma mort par vo gre vous revoie.
Dame, et se ja mes cuers riens entreprent
dont mes corps ait honneur n'avancement.
de vous venra, com lonteins que vous soie.
car ja sans vous que j'aim tres loyaument
ne sans Amours emprendre nel saroie.


Motetus:

Fins cuers doulz, on me deffent
de par vous que plus ne voie
vostre doulz viaire gent
qui d'amer m'a mis en voie;
mais vraiement, je ne scay
comment je m'en attendray
que briefment morir ne doie.
Et s'il m'en faut abstenir
pour faire vostre plaisir.
ou envers vous faus seroie.
s'aim trop mieus ma loyaute
garder et par vostre gre
morir, se vos cuers l'ottroie.
qu'encontre vostre voloir.
par vostre biaute veioir.
receusse toute joie.


Tenor:

Fins cuers doulz.

Translation
Triplum:

Lady, I am the one who wants to endure your will.
and for as long as I may live;
but I do not believe that I will endure it for long
without dying, since you are so harsh to me
that you want me to withdraw far away from you.
without seeing any longer the very great beauty
of your lovely body, which has so much worth.
for you are of all good ladies the best.
Alas! Thus I have the model of my death.
But the pain which I must endure will be sweet.
if I have such an expectation
that before I die I see you again, by your leave.
Lady, if ever my heart should undertake anything
of which I may have the honour and profit.
you will be the inspiration, however far away you be.
for never without you, who I love very loyally.
nor without Love, could this be undertaken.

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  • Mushroom "trees" in the painting.....

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    the music is truly inspiring

  • @hietsefriets Bless you! Then you understand true romance.

  • Amazing, simply love it!

  • I'm 16 and I actually love this !

  • machaut has the most beautiful melodies and harmonies. the tones are amazing.

  • C'est très inspirant! ***

  • J'adore merci beaucoup. / I love it! Thanks a lot.

  • @wimdupont I second that ;)

  • Most beautiful song by Guillaume de Machaut.!!

  • This is actually Motet 11.

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