A ce matin trouvai une fillette (Delafont)

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• (Posted 2023-04-03)  CPDL #73343: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2023-04-03).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 281 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 SATB or transposed down a fourth for ATTB. Modern French underlay.

General Information

Title: Ce matin trouvai une fillette
Composer: Delafont
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SATB or ATTB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1547 in Livre 23: 17 chansons a 4 (Attaingnant, Paris), no. 3
Description: An everyday story of pipe and taborers (whiffle-and-dubbers), with instrumental impressions, and an unhealthy interest in the double-ended tabor's bottom skin. This anecdote is treated in a strikingly similar way by Maille

Original text and translations

French text A ce matin trouvay une fillette soubz ung buisson qui disoit a robin dansons nous deux au son de ta musette la re, la re Alors robin la prise par la main  en lui disant il faut dessus lherbette que vous & moy au son du tabourin. Lou. lou. le ieu damours en levant la iambette Acomplissons frappez le parchemin tou pe tou Frappez le parchemin robin la peau est de nouveau ouverte Dit la fillette a ce joli matin.

French text (modernized) À ce matin trouvai une fillette Sous un buisson, qui disait à Robin: "Dansons nous deux au son de ta musette (la re, la re)". Alors Robin la prise par la main, En lui disant: "Il faut dessus l'herbette Que vous et moi au son du tabourin (lou, lou), Le jeu d'amours, en levant la jambette, Accomplissons. Frappez le parchemin (tou pe tou)". "Frappez le parchemin, Robin, La peau est de nouveau ouverte", Dit la fillette à ce joli matin.

English translation So this morning I see this totty under a bush, And she says to Robin "Lets dance together To the sound of your musette (la re, la re)". So Robin clasps her mitt, saying, "You and me should get it together On the lawn, to the sound of the tabor (lou, lou), By stirring our stumps. Thwack that goatskin (tou pe tou)". "Thwack that goatskin, Robin, The skin is uncovered anew", Says the totty, this fine ack-emma. (trans. Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)