O cruaulté (Pierre de Manchicourt)

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• (Posted 2025-08-07)  CPDL #86263: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2025-08-07).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 58 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. French text modernized.

• (Posted 2013-06-04)  CPDL #29299:        (Finale 2008)

Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2013-06-04).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 77 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: O cruaulté
Composer: Pierre de Manchicourt
Lyricist: Clément Marot , Chanson XXIX from Adolescence Clémentine

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

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1545 in Neufiesme livre des chansons a quatre parties, no. 8
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Original text and translations

French text O cruaulté logée en grand'beaulté, O grand beaulté qui loges cruaulté, Quand ma doleur iamais ne sentiras, Au moins ung iour pense a ma loyaulté: Ingrate allors (peult estre) te diras.

French text (modernized) O cruauté logée en grande beauté O grande beauté qui loge cruauté. Quand ma douleur jamais ne sentiras Au moins un jour, pense à ma loyauté, peut-être te diras-tu ingrate.

English translation O cruelty lurking in great beauty, O great beauty that harbours cruelty, Tho’ never will you care to feel my woe, One day at least give thought to loyalty: Perhaps the ingrate in you then you’ll know. Translation by Thomas Daughton