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Amour se veult
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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Amour se veult by Anonymous — Lyrics
Amour se veut avoir selon fortune,
raison n'y peut, ni foi, ni loyauté,
la femme va, changeant comme la lune,
mettant le tout en sa seule beauté,
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About Amour se veult
This secular French chanson paints a vivid picture of love's capriciousness. The text laments how fortune rules love, overriding reason, faith, and loyalty. Women are depicted as changeable as the moon, relying solely on their beauty. The singer must simply wait for luck to turn, as even the longest night eventually gives way to day. The anonymous composer sets this text for a quartet of male voices (STTB), their harmonies likely reflecting the sophisticated musical style of the late medieval or early Renaissance period when such chansons flourished.
