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Hellas amour
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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Hellas amour by Pierre de Manchicourt — Lyrics
Hellas amour puis que tu m'as attaint,
que nattaint tu celle pour quy
iendure de desplaisir,
si mon cueur est staint,
sera le sien entier et sans blessure.
Faict luy sentir ta grand force' et poincture
et combien est ton pouvoir rigoreulx,
lors nous rendras par egale mesure
tous doulx ioieulx ou tous deus enniueulx.
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About Hellas amour
Pierre de Manchicourt's Hellas amour is a secular French chanson for STTB. The composer captures the text's lament through carefully crafted vocal interplay. The lyrics speak of unrequited love, with the narrator imploring Love to strike their beloved as painfully as they themselves have been wounded. The pleading continues, asking Love to make the beloved feel the full force of its power, so that both may share an equal fate, either in shared joy or mutual sorrow. This chanson is a poignant exploration of romantic anguish, rendered with sensitivity by Manchicourt.
