Mon cœur se recommande à vous (Orlando di Lasso)
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- CPDL #7790:
Finale-2001.
- Editor: Suzi Nassen Stefl (added 2004-08-20). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 180 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
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- Editor: François-Xavier Chauchat (added 2002-08-31). Score information: A4, 4 pages, kbytes Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Mon coeur se recommande à vous
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Chansons
Language: French
Instruments: none, a cappella
Published: This polyphonic composition appeared for the first time in "Tiers livre des chansons a 4,5 & 6 parties nouvellement composées par Orlando di Lassus", 1560; Lassus also wrote a 'parody mass' on this theme: Missa super Mon Coeur se recommande a vous (4 movements) (Orlando di Lasso)
Warning: This composition has nothing to do with a simple note to note harmonization of the same text which is often attributed to him.
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Original text and translations
French text
Mon coeur se recommande à vous,
Tout plein d'ennui et de martyre;
Au moins en dépit des jaloux
Faites qu'à Dieu vous puisse dire!
Ma bouche qui soulait sourire
Et conter propos gracieux
Ne fait maintenant que maudire
Ceux qui m'ont banni de vos yeux.
English translation
My heart is offered still to you
Full now of woe and deep despairing!
Be not to constancy untrue;
Say one farewell, my sorrow sharing!
My mouth which once could smile in gladness,
And charming stories improvise
Now can only curse in its madness
Those who banished me from your eyes.
Alternative version
My heart doth beg you'll not forget
My heavy heart, with sorrow aching
And spite of jealous eyes e'en yet,
One last farewell we might be taking!
Once, smiles my lips were ever curving
And gracious words were all they knew.
Now alone for cursing they're serving
Those who banish me, love, from you.
Italian translation
Il mio cuore si raccomanda a voi
colmo di malinconia e di cruccio:
almeno a dispetto dei gelosi,
fate che vi possa dire addio!
La mia bocca, che sapeva sorridere
e raccontare cose graziose,
ora non fa che maledire
coloro che mi hanno bandito dai vostri occhi.
Template:Dutch
- Eindelijk leg ik mijn hart in jouw handen
- Nog vol van smart en verdriet.
- En voor hen die misschien jaloers zijn:
- Zeg maar vaarwel aan oude pijnen.
- Mijn lippen kunnen weer glimlachen
- En heerlijke verhalen vertellen.
- Want ik hoef niemand meer te vervloeken
- Die me uit jouw ogen dreigt te verbannen.