Je Languis-Pucelete-Domino a quodlibet (mp3)
by Traditional
Choir - MP3 Download

Medieval Quodlibet of three songs - two secular and one religious.

Voice 3 sings "DOMINO" (= to the Lord) throughout 
(sung here in octave organum) 

Voice 1 sings: 
Je languis de maus d'amours 
Mieux aime assez qu'il m'ocie 
Que nul autre maus 
Trop est jolie la mort 
Allegiés moi douce amie ceste maladie 
Qu'amours ne m'ocie 

(I languish from the pains of love 
I really prefer that it should kill me 
than any other pains 
Death is too pretty 
Sweet lover, relieve me of this illness 
So that love may not kill me) 



Voices 1 and 3 sing as before 

Voice 2 joins in and sings: 
Pucelete bele e avenant 
Joliete polie et plaisant - la sadete que je desir tant 
Mi fait lies jolis envoisies et amant 
N'est en mai ainsi gai roussignolet chantant 
S'amerai de cuer entierement 
M'amiete la brunete jolietement 
Bele amie qui ma vie en vo baillie aves tenue tant 
Je voz cri merci en souspirant 

(Beautiful maid, so lovely to see 
Pretty, refined and pleasing - the young maid I desire so much 
You make me happy, you make me fall in love 
There is no nightingale that sings in May 
Who would love so completely from the heart 
My beautiful brunette, so prettily 
My beautiful friend, who has my life in her hands, 
I call upon you for mercy as I sigh)