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De quatre nuits
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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De quatre nuits by Hayne van Ghizeghem — Lyrics
De quatre nuys les trois veillier
Et la quatriesme sommeillier
En despitant ma vye toute
Me fait celle qui passe route.
De cueur amoureulx travaillier,
Parler tout seul et gargouiller
Et de larmes mes yeulx mouillier,
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About De quatre nuits
This French chanson by Hayne van Ghizeghem paints a picture of a lover's plight, sleepless for three nights and only finding rest on the fourth. The singer laments his life, finding himself alone, sighing, and weeping, his eyes often wet with tears as he contemplates his situation. Upon waking, his mind wanders, conjuring castles in Spain or elsewhere. The composer's setting for SATB voices captures the introspective and melancholic mood of this secular song, a poignant reflection on the trials of unrequited love from the late medieval period.
