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Dames qui au plaisant son
Staff Notation • Sacred, Sacred songs
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Dames qui au plaisant son by Didier Lupi second — Lyrics
Complainte De Sainte Svsane.
Dames qui au plaisant son
Prenés liesse asseurée,
Oyés la triste chanson
De ceste dame espleurée.
Et si syncere amytié
Dans vòs cueurs est engrauée
Du dueil vos aurés pitié,
Qui tant me tient aggravée.
2 O maintien trop gracieux!
O beauté infortunée!
Cause du pernicieux
Malheur de ma destinée.
l'ay nourry l'autheur parfait
De ma claire renommée.
Et cil qui ores me fait
Malheureuse estre nommée.
3 Hà beauté seul argument
De la tristesse amassée:
Pourquoi si destoy aument
Fustes onques pourchassée?
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About Dames qui au plaisant son
This French text, a lament of Saint Susanna, expresses deep sorrow and a sense of misfortune, directly questioning the very beauty that has brought her such suffering. The composer Didier Lupi second sets this poignant narrative for SATB voices, creating a moving dialogue between the four parts. The music reflects the text's emotional weight, drawing the listener into Susanna's plight. It is a sacred song that uses the expressive potential of polyphony to convey a powerful story of woe and the tragic consequences of outward appearance.
