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Dieus! Mout me fet sovent fremir
Staff Notation • Secular, Motets
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Dieus! Mout me fet sovent fremir by Anonymous — Lyrics
Quadruple
Dieus! Mout me fet sovent fremir,
Quant la voi En esmai:
M’a mis mout enveille;
Por m’amie e mout sospir
Sovent, car ele est bele a merveille:
Comme rose est vermeille.
Triple
Dieus! Je fui jap pres de joïr:
Or n’I voi Qui de moi
Guerir s’apareille
De ce que j’aim sans mentir,
Sans partir;
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About Dieus! Mout me fet sovent fremir
This anonymous French secular song, set for TTTB, vividly expresses the pangs of love. The opening lines describe the lover's trembling and sighing as he contemplates his beloved, whose beauty is likened to a red rose. He laments his current distress, a stark contrast to a moment of potential joy, and finds that the more his unrequited love troubles him, the more he adores her. The text continues to paint a picture of sleepless nights, tormented by love's constant whisperings, which make him start and tremble, rousing him from slumber to a renewed awareness of his suffering. This motet offers a poignant portrayal of courtly love's anxieties and passionate devotion.
