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D'amour me plainctz
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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D'amour me plainctz by Claude Goudimel — Lyrics
D'amour me plains
et du mal que je ressens
de trop aimer par folie
et naiveté
car puisqu'il nuit
il ne peut plaire à mes sens
et s'il est bon
il ne doit causer détresse
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About D'amour me plainctz
Claude Goudimel's D'amour me plainctz is a secular French chanson for STTB voices. The text expresses a lover's complaint about the pain and suffering caused by excessive love, highlighting the paradox of finding both pleasure and distress in such strong emotions. The lyrics vividly describe the torment of unrequited or difficult love, using metaphors of burning in winter and freezing in summer to convey the constant turmoil and conflicting sensations experienced by the heartbroken. Goudimel's setting captures the pathos and intensity of this Renaissance poetic lament.
