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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2009-09-25}} {{CPDLno|20247}} [[Media:Busnois_je_ne_puis.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Busnois_je_ne_puis.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:Busnois_je_ne_puis.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:Busnois_je_ne_puis.mus|{{mus}}]] (Finale 2009) | |||
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{{Editor|Paul R. Marchesano|2009-09-25}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|4|142}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | {{Editor|Paul R. Marchesano|2009-09-25}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|4|142}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | ||
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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Je ne puis vivre ainsy''}} | |||
{{Composer|Antoine Busnois}} | {{Composer|Antoine Busnois}} | ||
{{Voicing|3|SST}} | {{Voicing|3|SST}} | ||
{{Genre|Secular|Chansons}} | {{Genre|Secular|Chansons}} | ||
{{Language|French}} | {{Language|French}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | |||
{{Pub|1|}} | |||
{{Descr|The musical form of Je ne puis vivre is that of a Bergerette, or Virelai of one stanza. A refrain is followed by two shorter contrasting verses, a verse set to the refrain music, and a final refrain (ABBAA). ''Je ne puis vivre ainsy'' manages to implant an unusually high level of emotion in its text, from the erotic plea to spend "one hour, or less, or more" with the woman in question, to the pathetic hope that she, "with eyes streaming with hot tears, will have mercy." ''Je ne puis vivre ainsy'' is also one of several of Busnois' chansons which betrays in various verbal and symbolic puzzles the name of a real woman. In this case, the first letters of each line of the poem together form the acrostic "Jaqueline d'Aquevile."}} | |||
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''Je ne puis vivre ainsy'' manages to implant an unusually high level of emotion in its text, | |||
from the erotic plea to spend "one hour, or less, or more" with the woman in question, | |||
to the pathetic hope that she, "with eyes streaming with hot tears, will have mercy." | |||
''Je ne puis vivre ainsy'' is also one of several of Busnois' chansons which betrays in various | |||
verbal and symbolic puzzles the name of a real woman. | |||
In this case, the first letters of each line of the poem together form the acrostic "Jaqueline d'Aquevile." | |||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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{{Text|French | {{Text|French| | ||
Je ne puis vivre ainsy toujours | |||
Au main que j’aye en mes dolours | |||
Quelque confort | |||
Une seule heure ou mains ou fort | |||
Et tou les jours | |||
Leaument serviray amours | |||
Jusqu’a la mort. | |||
Noble femme de nom et d’armes, | |||
Escript vous ay ce dittier cy ce dittier cy. | |||
Des ieux plourant a chauldes larmes | |||
Affin qu’ayes de moy merchy, ce moy merchy. | |||
Quant a moi, je me meurs boncours | |||
Velant les nuits faisant cent tours | |||
En criant fort | |||
“Vengence en a Dieu, car a grant tort | |||
Je noye en plours” | |||
Lors qu’au besoin me fault secours | |||
Et Pitie dort. | |||
Je ne puis vivre ainsy toujours…}} | |||
</td> | </td> | ||
<td valign="top" width=30%> | <td valign="top" width=30%> | ||
{{Translation|English | |||
{{Translation|English| | |||
I cannot live like this forever | I cannot live like this forever | ||
Unless I have some comfort | Unless I have some comfort | ||
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Just when I need it I get no help | Just when I need it I get no help | ||
And pity sleeps. | And pity sleeps. | ||
I cannot live like this forever…}} | |||
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[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Renaissance music]] | [[Category:Renaissance music]] |
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- Editor: Paul R. Marchesano (submitted 2009-09-25). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 142 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The root has been numbered for modern performance convenience. The 15th century French text exhibits some variation in form and spelling from modern French.
General Information
Title: Je ne puis vivre ainsy
Composer: Antoine Busnois
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SST
Genre: Secular, Chanson
Language: French
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: The musical form of Je ne puis vivre is that of a Bergerette, or Virelai of one stanza. A refrain is followed by two shorter contrasting verses, a verse set to the refrain music, and a final refrain (ABBAA). Je ne puis vivre ainsy manages to implant an unusually high level of emotion in its text, from the erotic plea to spend "one hour, or less, or more" with the woman in question, to the pathetic hope that she, "with eyes streaming with hot tears, will have mercy." Je ne puis vivre ainsy is also one of several of Busnois' chansons which betrays in various verbal and symbolic puzzles the name of a real woman. In this case, the first letters of each line of the poem together form the acrostic "Jaqueline d'Aquevile."
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Original text and translations
French text Je ne puis vivre ainsy toujours |
English translation I cannot live like this forever |