Je prens congie (Nicolas Gombert)

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(Posted 2005-03-11) CPDL #10799: (Finale 2005)

Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2005-03-11). Score information: Letter (landscape), 14 pages, 288 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Editorial notes and text at end, Musica ficta and editorial note changes clearly indicated.

General Information

Title: Je prens congie
Composer: Nicolas Gombert

Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SATB.SATB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: The same music is used as the prima pars of the contrafactum Lugebat David Absalon attributed to Gombert.

External websites:

Original text and translations

French text

Je prens congie¹ de mes amours
Des quelles me fault partir hellas²
Nul ne me vient donner secours hellas
Dont dois plourer et bien gemir³
Nul ne me vient donner secours
Dont dois plourer et bien gemir
Si suis le mis en plus decent martire⁴
Je dis adieu a mes amours
Soudainement me voye morir.

(Author unknown)

Notes:
1 "congé"
2 "Desquelles, hélas, il me faut me séparer"
3 "Ce dont j'ai lieu de pleurer …"
4 "Mais je subis un plus décent martyre"

English translation

I take leave of my loves
From whom I must part, alas,
No one comes to me to give comfort, alas,
So I must weep and sigh,
No one comes to me to give comfort,
So I must weep and sigh,
If I have a more decent end
I bid adieu to my loves,
Quickly you [will] see me die.