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Il estoit un clerc
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Gerhard Weydt
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Il estoit un clerc by Thomas Champion — Lyrics
Il estoit un clerc qui aymer vouloit,
il aymoit une dame qui touiours pleuroit,
i’ay ma vach’a traire,i’ay tant mal au doigs,
que donriés vous, belle, qui vous la trairoit,
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About Il estoit un clerc
Thomas Champion's Il estoit un clerc is a secular chanson for SATB choir, written in French. The music sets a narrative poem about a clerk who desires a lady, but she weeps because her cow needs milking and her fingers ache. He offers to milk the cow for her, but the cow is proud and kicks over the pot, spilling the milk. The composer crafts lively interplay between the four vocal lines, capturing the lighthearted and somewhat domestic drama of the text. It offers a charming example of Renaissance part-song, suitable for a programme seeking to explore the secular vocal music of the period.
