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Avec les plus beaulx yeulx
Staff Notation • Secular, Chansons
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Avec les plus beaulx yeulx by Jacques Arcadelt — Lyrics
Middle French
Avec les plus beaulx yeulx
et les plus beaulx cheveux
que fit iamais nature
Amour a bien pris cure
de mon coeur allumer
et mes membres lier
Cela fera la cause
que pour Dieu la tiendray
et dessus toute chose
tousiours l'adoreray
car de noz amoureux
m'a faict le plus heureux
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About Avec les plus beaulx yeulx
Jacques Arcadelt was a leading composer of the Franco-Flemish school active in the 16th century. This chanson, Avec les plus beaulx yeulx, is a fine example of secular part-music from the Renaissance. Scored for SATT voices, its French text speaks of the power of love, kindled by the beauty of a beloved's eyes and hair. The singer expresses that his heart is set alight and his limbs bound by this love, which he will cherish above all things, making him the happiest of lovers. Arcadelt's setting skilfully portrays the text's passionate sentiments through its intricate polyphony and expressive melodic lines.
