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Du ieu d'aymer
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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Du ieu d'aymer by Claude Goudimel — Lyrics
Du jeu d'aimer, Martin,
fort curieux, disait un jour
à sa dame rebelle,
comme dirait un pauvre langoureux:
"Cent mille fois je meurs pour vous, la belle."
Puis s'approcha en disant:
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About Du ieu d'aymer
Imagine a Renaissance court, a lively gathering where witty chansons fill the air. Claude Goudimel's Du jeu d'aimer, a French secular song for STTB voices, would be perfectly at home. The text playfully depicts a lover's exaggerated declarations of devotion met with a surprisingly blunt, yet loving, response from his lady. The dialogue highlights a courtly game of love, with the singer pleading, 'A hundred thousand times I die for you, my beautiful,' only to be met with 'Friend, die, I am content.' The SAATB voicing offers rich harmonic possibilities for exploring this charming lyrical exchange.
