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L'un émera le violét
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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L'un émera le violét by Claude Le Jeune — Lyrics
L'un émera le violét,
L'autre le blanc, l'autre le noir, l'autre le gris te loûra:
L'un se pléra du tané,
L'autre de verte couleur sa livré' fera.
Quelqu'autre l'incarnât chérit.
Moy ie loûray, moi ie portray,
Moy i'émeray tant que vivray l'orangé.
Le radieus tout animant, vivifiant
Soleil beau,
Qui s'approchant méne l'émable saizon,
Dont l'été se haussant,
Porte le teint orangé.
L'un émera…
La béle fleur, qui du Soleil éme si fort la
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About L'un émera le violét
This French chanson for SATBB voices opens with a delightful interplay of vocal lines, painting a vivid sonic picture that mirrors the text's subject. Claude Le Jeune sets a secular poem that celebrates colour and beauty, evoking shades from violet and white to black and grey. The lyrics praise the vibrant hues found in nature – the rosy blush of dawn, the orange glow of the sun, the opening of flowers to its warmth – and also the precious metals that humanity covets. The music reflects this appreciation for the visual world with its rich harmonies and expressive melodic writing, characteristic of French chansons from the late Renaissance.
