Deux Chansons de la Belle Cordiere (SATB a cappella)

Package of 10 choral scores.
SATB a cappella or ATBB a cappella
Text: Louise Labé
“Ô doux regards” & “Baise m’encor”
This set of romantic partsongs makes a great contribution to any secular program. Composed in the tradition of the madrigal, the settings make extensive use of word painting and other devices common to the genre. With an advanced tonal language inspired by the French tradition, these pieces will challenge your singers to achieve excellent intonation and balance while offering musical delight to audiences. The songs may be paired or performed separately.
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Poems by Louise Labé
Ô doux regards, ô yeux pleins de beauté Ô coeur félon, ô rude cruauté, Doncques, mes yeux, Plus tu languis, |
O gentle gaze, O eyes where beauty grows, O felon heart, O savage cruelty, Thus you, my eyes, The more you languish |
Baise m’encor, rebaise-moi et baise : Las, te plains-tu ? ça que ce mal j’apaise, Lors double vie à chacun en suivra. Toujours suis mal, vivant discrètement, |
Kiss me, kiss me more and still more, Sigh! You gripe? Let me soothe your pain Though we each have our private life In discreet life I’d suffer pain |
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