L'autre hier me cheminaie mon chemin (Jacobus Clemens non Papa)

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• (Posted 2025-09-13)  CPDL #86790: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2025-09-13).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 79 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. This edition is offered at original pitch for ATTBB or transposed up a fourth for SAATB. French text modernized.

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Title: L'autre hier me cheminaie mon chemin
Composer: Jacobus Clemens non Papa
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicings: ATTBB or SAATB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1553 in Premier livre des chansons a cincq et six parties (Phalèse), no. 17
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Original text and translations

French text Laultrier mi cheminoie mon chemin devers lisle Trouvay en mon chemin une tant belle fille Hau Marion mamye. Ie luy ay demande selle seroit mamye elle ma responda quelle estoit trop petite. Ho Mation mamye.

French text (modernized) L'autre hier me cheminaie mon chemin devers Lille; Trouvai en mon chemin une tant belle fille. Hau Marion, m'amie. Je lui ai demandé s'elle serait m'amie. Elle m'a responda qu'elle était trop petite. Hau Marion, m'amie.

English translation So the other day I'm wending my way towards Lille; and I'm finding this top totty in my path. Ho Marion, mate. I'm asking her if she'll be my g.f. And she's retorting she's too dinky. Ho Marion, mate. (trans Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)