Cueurs desolez par toute nation a 4 (Josquin des Prez)

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• (Posted 2018-11-22)  CPDL #52326:     

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-22).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 69 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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General Information

Title: Cueurs desolez par toute nation
Composer: Josquin des Prez

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

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1529 in Trente et quatre chansons musicales à quatre parties (Pierre Attaingnant), no. 20
    2nd published: 1929 in Das Chorwerk, no. 3.2
Description: A five-voice setting of this text by Josquin also exists.

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• Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.

Original text and translations

French text Choir: Cueurs desolez par toute nation. Assemblez duiel et lamentation. Ne cherchez plus l’armoniance, Lyre d’Orpheus pour voz resiouysance. Mais plongez vous en desolation. Tenor line from Lamentations of Jeremiah: Plorans ploravit in nocte, et lacrymae eius maxillis eius, non est qui consoletur eam ex omnibus caris eius.

English translation Choir: Hearts, grieve for all the nation. Assemble sorrow and lamentation. Do not search for harmony anymore, for Orpheus’ lyre to rejoice, but plunge yourselves into desolation. Tenor line from Lamentations of Jeremiah: She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; she hath none to comfort her among all her lovers.