Susanne un jour (Orlando di Lasso)

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• CPDL #14919: NoteWorthy Composer

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2007-09-10).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 45 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #08099: Finale 2000

Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2004-10-18).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 240 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Diminution added by G. Bassano

• CPDL #01998: Finale 2000

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2001-01-22).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 80 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Finale file zipped.

General Information

Title: Susanne un jour
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Lyricist: Guillaume Guéroult^{create page} (1507-1569)

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

External websites:

• Lute Society of America Susanne Project Page

Original text and translations

French text

Susanne un jour d'amour solicitée
Par deux viellardz, convoitans sa beauté,
Fust en son coeur triste et desconfortée,
Voyant l’effort fait à sa chasteté.
Elle leur dict, Si par desloyauté
De ce corps mien vous avez jouissance,
C’est fait de moy. Si ie fay resistance,
Vous me ferez mourir en deshonneur.
Mais j’aime mieux périr en innocence,
Que d’offenser par peché le Seigneur.

English translation

Susanne, in a day of love, approached by
Two old men lusting after her beauty,
became sad and displeased in her heart
seeing the interest in her chastity.
She says : 'If, illegitimately,
From my body you take pleasure,
It would be my choice. If I resist,
You would make me die in disgrace.
But I prefer to perish innocent,
Than to offend the Lord with a sin.