Ick ghink gister avent (Carolus Souliaert)

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• CPDL #10729: LilyPond

Editor: Anders Stenberg (submitted 2006-01-14).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 563 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: This is the Souliaert setting published separately. Text edited by Dick Wursten

• CPDL #10728: LilyPond

Editor: Anders Stenberg (submitted 2006-01-14).      Score information: A4, 6 pages, 730 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: The souterliedeken setting. Editing of the lyrics done by Dick Wursten

General Information

Title: Ick ghinck gister avent
Composer: Carolus Souliaert (Swillaert)

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: Dutch
Instruments: a cappella Published: 1556

Description: Four part polyphonic setting of Dutch folksong.

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Original text and translations

Dutch text

Ick ghinck gister avent so heymelyck eenen ganck,
Al voer myns liefkens duere die ick ghesloten vant.
Ick clopte so lyselyc aen den rinck:
Stant op myn alder liefste, stant op en laet my in.

English translation
by Mick Swithinbank

Last night I stole along to my love's door
But found it closed.
Softly then I knocked:
Arise my love, arise and let me in.

Translator's note: 'Rinck' (literally 'ring') probably refers to a door-knocker, but is mainly there for the rhyme in my opinion.