Voici le temps (Jacob Buus)

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• (Posted 2025-05-15)  CPDL #84907: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2025-05-15).   Score information: A4, 12 pages, 143 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. This edition is offered at original pitch (high chiavette) for SSATTB or transposed down a fourth for AATTBB.

• (Posted 2005-09-16)  CPDL #09619:        (Finale 2001)

Editor: Rene De Vos (submitted 2005-09-16).   Score information: A4, 14 pages, 212 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Original pitch SSATTT.

General Information

Title: Voici le temps
Composer: Jacob Buus

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicings: SSATTT, SSATTB or AATTBB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1543 in Il primo libro di canzoni francese, no. 15-16
Description: Used as the model for a parody mass by Michele Varotto.

Original text and translations

French text modernized Voici le temps d’être joyeux avant coeur langoureux. Laissez d’aimer le grief tourment qu’amour de dames donne souvent aux vrais amants; chose cruelle. Prenez conseil: soyez fidèle. Voici le temps, ne suivez plus. Ne suivez plus que vous désirez et vous fuit pour faire martire. Voici le temps: suivez l’amour qui donne confort, joyeusement vivant sans tort. Prenez courage, soyes déchet, buvant d'autant ce joli vin clairet.

English translation Now is the time to be joyful, before you allow a languid heart to love the tormenting sorrow that fondness for the ladies often bestows on true lovers; a cruel thing. Take counsel, be faithful, now is the time to follow no longer. No longer follow what you desire as it escapes you and makes you a martyr. Now is the time to follow the love that gives comfort, to live joyfully, doing no wrong. Take courage, get wasted, drinking all the more of this excellent claret. (trans. Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)