O cruauté, logée en grande beauté (Claudin de Sermisy)

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• (Posted 2025-08-07)  CPDL #86264: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2025-08-07).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 58 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.This edition is offered at original pitch for SATB or transposed down a fourth for ATTB. French text modernized.

General Information

Title: O cruauté, logée en grande beauté
Composer: Claudin de Sermisy
Lyricist: Clément Marot , Chanson XXIX from Adolescence Clémentine

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SATB or ATTB
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1528 in Chansons nouvelles en musique à quatre parties (Pierre Attaingnant), no. 7
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Original text and translations

French text Original text O cruaulte logee en grand beaute O grant beaute qui loges cruault Quant ma doleur iamais ne sentiras Au moins ung iour pense a ma loyaulte Peult estre allors ingrate te diras

French text (modernized) O cruauté logée en grand' beauté; O grand' beauté qui loges cruauté; Quand ma douleur jamais ne sentiras, Au moins un jour pense à ma loyauté; Peutê:tre alors ingrate te diras.

English translation O cruelty, housed in great beauty; O great beauty, that houses cruelty; While you will never feel my pain, At least one day think of my loyalty; Then perhaps you will term yourself ungrateful. (trans Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)