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Jay veu que i'estoys
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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Jay veu que i'estoys by Pierre Sandrin — Lyrics
Original text
J'ai veu que j'estois franc et maistre,
Maintenant je suis serviteur.
Serviteur suis, et le veulx estre,
ce m'est plaisir, ce m’est grandheur.
Amour, cet aveugle’enchanteur,
m'a pourvu de maistresse telle,
S'il eut congneu sa haulteur,
Luy mesme fut serviteur d'elle.
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About Jay veu que i'estoys
This delightful four-part French chanson by Pierre Sandrin depicts a surprising turn of fortune in love. The singer begins by lamenting a loss of freedom, having gone from being 'frank and master' to now being a 'servant'. However, this servitude is presented not as a burden, but a source of pleasure and great happiness. The text personifies Love as a blind enchanter who has provided the singer with a mistress so extraordinary that, had Love himself known her true worth, he too would have become her devoted servant. Sandrin's SATB setting captures the charming and witty spirit of Renaissance secular song.
