J'attends le temps (Orlando di Lasso)

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  • (Posted 2017-11-21)  CPDL #47618:         
Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2017-11-21).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 60 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcribed from 1570 print. Original key (chiavi naturali) and note-values. French spelling modernised.

General Information

Title: J'attends le temps
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: SecularChanson

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1560 in Tiers livre des chansons a 4-6 parties, no. 21
    2nd published: 1569 in Vingtieme livre de chansons (Le Roy & Ballard), Edition 1, no. 15
    3rd published: 1570 in Mellange d'Orlande de Lassus, no. 55
    4th published: 1574 in La fleur des chansons des deux plus excellens musiciens de nostre temps (Bavent), Livre 2, no. 5
    5th published: 1576 in Le thresor de musique (sacred contrafact), Edition 1, no. 68
    6th published: 1582 in Le thresor de musique (sacred contrafact), Edition 2, no. 85
    7th published: 1583 in Vingttroisieme livre de chansons (Le Roy & Ballard), no. 11
    8th published: 1592 in La fleur des chansons, no. 55
    9th published: 1597 in Cinquante pseaumes de David (ed. Simon Goulart) – psalm contrafact, no. 14
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Original text and translations

French.png French text

Original text
J'attends le temps ayant ferme espérance
En ce vouloir mes jours je finirai
En attendant autre ne servirai
Tant m'est de vous douce la souvenance.

Sacred contrafact (from Le thresor de musique d'Orlande de Lassus)
J'atten le tems, aiant ferme esperance
Qu'en vive foi mes jours je finirae,
En l'attendant, mon Dieu je servirai,
Tant m'est de luy douce la souvenance.