Faulte d'argent (Adrian Willaert)
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- Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2010-12-05). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 98 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: Faulte dargent
Composer: Adrian Willaert
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: STTTTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: French
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1544
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Original text and translations
French text
Faulte d'argent c'est douleur non pareille,
si je le dis icy bien raison pourquoy, si je le dis las,
je scay bien pourquoy, sans de quibus,
il s'en fault tenir quoy,
femme qui dort pour argent on l'esveille.
English translation by Mick Swithinbank
With empty purses, furrowed brows
Must be our lot, and this is why:
We penniless, ignored, must sigh;
A sleeping woman they will rouse
If you have the means to buy.
Translator's note: This rather blunt variant of the French text seems to have more unpleasant overtones than the one set by Josquin, which at least merely suggests that a sleeping woman will awake spontaneously in response to money.