Adieu ces bons vins de Lannoys

The three voices of this chanson, marked ATT, create a close-knit texture as they unfold Dufay’s melody. The French text speaks of farewells: to wine, ladies, bourgeois, and friends. The singer laments the lack of sustenance—beans and peas—and expresses his melancholy and his intention to cry out loudly. It is a secular song from the Renaissance, characteristic of the chansons composed for aristocratic courts of the period. The gentle flow of the music captures the singer’s wistful mood as he bids goodbye to all his joys.