Surtoute fleur d'élite (Giovanni de Macque)

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Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2023-04-03).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 223 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. Modernized French underlay.

General Information

Title: Surtoute fleur d'élite
Composer: Giovanni de Macque
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: SecularChanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1597 Le Rossignol musical, no. 32
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Original text and translations

French.png French text


Surtoute fleur deslite
Passe la Marguerite.
En beauté, bonté & douceur
Passe tout autre belle fleur;
Sa couleur de grand valeur
Donn'a mon coeur vive vigeur,
Tant qu'a iamais m'incite
D'aymer la Margueritte.

French.png French text

(modernized)
Surtoute fleur d'élite
Passe la Marguerite.
En beauté, bonté et douceur
Passe tout autre belle fleur;
Sa couleur de grand valeur
Donn'a mon cœur vive vigueur,
Tant qu'a jamais m'incite
D'aimer la Marguerite.

English.png English translation


Of all delightful flowers
The marguerite is the best.
In beauty, goodness and sweetness
It surpasses all other lovely blooms;
Her most prized colour
Gives my heart great zest,
As long as ever it prompts me
To love the marguerite.

(trans. Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)