Ick ghink gister avent (Carolus Souliaert)

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Editor: Anders Stenberg (added 2006-01-14). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 563 kbytes Copyright: personal

Edition notes: This is the Souliaert setting published separately. lyrics edited by Dick Wursten

Title: Ick ghinck gister avent
Composer: Carolus Souliaert (Swillaert)

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Chansons
Language: Dutch
Instruments: A Capella
Published: 1556

Description: Four part polyphonic setting of Duth folksong

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Dutch translation

Ick ghinck gister avent so heymelyck eenen ganck,

Al voer myns liefkens duere die ick ghesloten vant.

Ick clopte so lyselyc aen den rinck:

Stant op myn alder liefste, stant op en laet my in.

English translation

Last night I stole along to my love's door

But found it closed.

Softly then I knocked:

Arise my love, arise and let me in.

Translator's note: 'Rinck' (literally 'ring') probably refers to a door-knocker, but is mainly there for the rhyme in my opinion.

Translation by Mike Swithinbank