De mon las cueur

This STTB setting of De mon las cueur is a secular French chanson from the Renaissance period. The text expresses the pain of a lover whose heart, entrusted to the god of love for protection, is instead tormented by Cupid’s fiery torch. The lover fears their heart is lost because this blindfolded child cannot guard it. Wauquel’s music likely reflects the text’s blend of resignation and passionate complaint, a common characteristic of the chanson genre, which flourished in the courts and cities of France during the 15th and 16th centuries.