by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ay! doloureux
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ay! doloureux disant hélas De ma piteuse vie las Tres desirant suy de mourir Quant plus ne puis cele veir Qui mon cuer tient entres ses las. Fortune m'a du tout mis bas Et accablé a ses rabas Puis qu'ay failli a mon desir. Ay! doloureux disant hélas De ma piteuse vie las Tres desirant suy de mourir. Et dangier m'a restraint mes pas Quant je devoye entre mes bras Ma douce mestresse tenir, Si m'en a falu abstenir Dont je languis et ne vis pas. Ay! doloureux disant hélas De ma piteuse vie las Tres desirant suy de mourir Quant plus ne puis cele veir Qui mon cuer tient entres ses las.
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 Gilles de Bins, dit Binchois (c1400 - 1460), "Ay! doloureux" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Ah, sadly", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2012-06-06
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