Resvelons nous (Guillaume Dufay)

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• CPDL #20262:        (Finale 2009)

Editor: Paul R. Marchesano (submitted 2009-09-28).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 67 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original key, note values halved. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

General Information

Title: Resvelons nous
Composer: Guillaume Dufay

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: ATB

Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: Although identified as a cappella, the piece can be (and most likely was) performed with instruments doubling the voices. When used, the instruments should first play or introduce the rondeau and the melody. The language is 15th century French, thus spelling and form variations exist between it and modern French.

A note on some language specifics: TANTOST: ModF 'tantôt': 'as soon as possible' (translate 'now') - also, dialectally in Normandy at least, 'tantôt' means 'this afternoon'. The intent is to communicate a desire to go with urgency-and the dialectical reference to afternoon might even indicate a subtle message to party at dusk. CUEILLIR: means 'pluck' only in the literary sense of 'plucking a flower' = picking it. Usually 'cueillir' means 'harvest' for crops etc or 'pick' for flowers. LE MAI: most likely to be a shortened reference to the 'rose de mai'

Many thanks to Dr. Damien Hall for linguistic and translation assistance!

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Original text and translations

French text Resvelons nous, resvelons, amoureux Alons au bois tantost cueillir le may, Et chanterons chascun un virelay, Pour sa dame, s'en serons plus joyeux. (RONDEAU À DEUX) Alons ent bien tos au may.

English translation Let us awake, let us arise, lovers. Let's go now to the woods to pluck the mayflower, And we'll sing a virelai for our ladies, We'll be the more joyful for it (RONDEAU À DEUX): Let us all go to the May!