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Ce ris plu dous…
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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Ce ris plu dous… by Anthoine de Bertrand — Lyrics
Ce ris plus doux que l’œuvre d’une abeille,
Ces doubles lys doublement argentés,
Ces diamants à double rang plantés
Dans le corail de sa bouche vermeille,
Ce doux parler qui les mourants éveille,
Ce chant qui tient mes soucis enchantés
Et ces deux cieux sur deux astres entés,
De ma déesse annoncent la merveille.
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About Ce ris plu dous…
Anthoine de Bertrand’s chanson, Ce ris plu dous…, is a four-part setting for SATB voices of a Petrarchan sonnet in French. The text paints an exquisite portrait of a beloved woman, her beauty likened to the work of bees, her teeth to diamonds planted in coral, and her lips to double lilies. Her voice possesses a magical quality, capable of awakening the dying, enchanting the listener, and even transforming the natural world. The poem draws comparisons to a beautiful garden and the East, evoking a rich sensory experience that Bertrand captures with his musical setting. This secular work exemplifies the refined chanson style of the French Renaissance.
