Un doux nenny (Geert van Turnhout)
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- Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2018-10-18). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 71 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Un doux nenny
Composer: Geert van Turnhout
Lyricist: Clément Marot , No. LXVII from Les Épigrammes
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SST
Genre: Secular, Chanson
Language: French
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1574 in La Fleur des chansons a 3 (Pierre Phalèse), no. 90
2nd published: 1577 in Meslange des pseaumes et cantiques a trois parties (ed. Simon Goulart) (sacred contrafact), Livre 1, no. 13
Description: Nenny is a familiar way of saying "no," such as the refusal with which a maiden (in this case, possibly Marguerite de Navarre) would deter potential lovers during courting. The epigram has also been attributed to Mellin de Saint-Gelais.
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Original text and translations
French text Un doux nenni avec un doux sourire |
English translation As simple “no” said with a smile that’s sweet
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French text (Sacred contrafact by Simon Goulart, 1577) |