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Francia, cuenta tu ganancia
Staff Notation • Secular, Villancicos
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Francia, cuenta tu ganancia by Juan Ponce — Lyrics
Francia, cuenta tu ganancia¡Par mon arme! Ye no sé.Pues yo te lo contaré.
El Rey Charles cabezudo
que en las Italias pasó,
nuestra España le quebró
su poder, fuerzas e escudo.
Diga la Francia, ¿qué pudo?¡Par mon arme! ye no se.Pues yo te lo contaré.
A Salsas de allí venistes
a poner vuestro Real,
y lo que pareció mal,
que sin esperar os fuisteis.
Francia, di, ¿por qué huistes?¡Par mon arme! ye no se.Pues yo te lo contaré.
Fuestes a buscar la vida
a Italia, con triste suerte,
donde hallastes la muerte
en vuestra segunda ida.
Francia, di tu recaida.¡Par mon arme! ye no se.Pues yo te lo contaré.
En aquella de Ravena,
do tanta sangre se vido,
tu te llevaste el sonido,
nosotros la dicha buena.
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About Francia, cuenta tu ganancia
This vibrant SATB setting of a Spanish text opens with an energetic interplay between the voices. The music captures the questioning and slightly mocking tone of the lyrics, which address France directly. The text recounts military setbacks suffered by the French, particularly in Italy, highlighting the defeat at Salsas and the ultimate death of Charles in Ravenna. The composer Juan Ponce crafts a lively villancico, a secular Spanish form popular in the Renaissance, using a simple, direct musical language to underscore the narrative. The repeated refrain, sung by France in a mix of Spanish and French, expresses confusion and a lack of understanding about its losses.
