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This French secular chanson by Morel, for SATT voices, explores a theme of unrequited love and enduring hardship. The singer laments their fate, forced to endure a situation against their will and without hope. Yet, a glimmer of defiance emerges as the singer resolves that if the object of their affections ever comes within their power, they will put an end to this prolonged suffering. The setting here is the intimate space of a chamber, where the expressive harmonies of this Renaissance part-song can be fully appreciated. The text's blend of resignation and eventual assertion makes for a compelling performance.