Il estoit une fillette (Clément Janequin)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2007-09-08). Score information: A4, 6 pages Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.
- Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 30 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Il estoit une fillette
Composer: Clément Janequin
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Chanson
Language: French
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Marriage of the original words with Attaignant's dance book arrangement of the tune.
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Original text and translations
French text
Il estoit une fillette
Qui vouloit scavoir le jeu d'amours,
Ung jour qu'elle estoit seullette
Je luy en aprins deux ou trois tours,
Apres avoir senty le goust
Elle me dit en soubzriant
"Le premier coup me semble lour
Mais la fin me semble friant"
Je luy dis "vous me tentez"
Elle me dit "recommencez"
Je l'empoingne
Je la fringue fort.
Elle crie "ne cessez"
Je luy dis "vous me gastez"
Laissez moy, petite garse,
vous avez grant tort.
Mais quant ce vint a sentir le doulx point
Vous l'eussiez veu mouvoir si doulcement
Que son las cueur luy tremble fort et poingt
Mais, Dieu mercy, c'estoit ung doulx tourment.
English translation
There was a young girl who would know of the game of love.
One day when she was alone I taught her a trick or two.
After a taster she said to me, smiling, "It's tough at the start, but the end seems pleasant to me"
I said to her "You tempt me!", she said "Begin again",
I grasp her, embrace her and frisk her briskly.
She cries "Don't stop", I say "I'm wrecked.
Leave me alone little one, you are doing wrong".
But when it came to the point,
you should have seen her move so gently
that her heart trembled and pained her but,
thank God, it was a sweet torment.