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A l'aid', à l'aid, helas, helas ! ie suis blessé
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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A l'aid', à l'aid, helas, helas ! ie suis blessé by Claude Le Jeune — Lyrics
A l'aid', à l'aid, helas, helas ! ie suis blessé,
A l'eau, à l'eau, dedans, dehors, ie suis tout en feu.
Dédain que faistu ? rezoutoy,
Tien ie veux estre, recoymoy,
Amour ton ennemi iuré me mein' à trop cruelle mort
A l'aid', à…
A celle qui m'a trahy, moy
Tant fidel, tant et si constant,
Paroître fais combien tu peus, dépestre moy de ses liens
A l'aid', à…
Guéri ma play' et mon ennuy.
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About A l'aid', à l'aid, helas, helas ! ie suis blessé
Claude Le Jeune’s A l'aid', à l'aid, helas, helas ! ie suis blessé is a secular French chanson for SATBB choir. The music opens with a striking harmonic dissonance, immediately conveying the text’s lament of being wounded and burning with feverish passion. The composer uses vivid word painting throughout, musically illustrating the pain and the plea for release from love’s cruel grip. The singer expresses being betrayed by a lover, despite his own unwavering fidelity. He begs for rescue from these bonds and prays for healing from his suffering, wishing for freedom from this emotional prison. The text concludes with a plea to disdain (contempt or scorn) to grant salvation from this state, promising eternal service if healed. The SATBB voicing allows for rich harmonic textures, supporting the dramatic and emotional arc of this Renaissance love song.
