by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Douleur me bat
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Douleur me bat et tristesse m'afolle, Amour me nuyt et malheur me consolle, Vouloir me suit, mais aider ne me peult, Jouyr ne puis d'ung grant bien qu'on me veult, De vivre ainsi, pour dieu, qu'on me décolle.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "Douleur me bat" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Sadness strikes me", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-29
Line count: 5
Word count: 38