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Dialogue
Staff Notation • Sacred
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Dialogue by Claude Le Jeune — Lyrics
Mais qui estu (dy moy) qui vas si mal vêtue
N’ayant pour tout habit qu’une robe rompue ?
Je suis Religion et n’en sois plus en peine,
Du père souverain la fille souveraine.
Pourquoy t’habillestu de si povre vesture ?
Je mesprise les biens & la riche parure.
Quel est ce livrelà que tu tiens en la main ?
La souveraine Loy du Père souverain.
Pourquoi aucunement n’est couverte au dehors
la poitrine aussi bien que le reste du corps ?
Cela me sied fort bien, à moy qui ay le cœur
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About Dialogue
Claude Le Jeune's Dialogue is a sacred work for a large choir of SAAATTB voices. The text is in French and presents a dialogue between a questioner and Religion herself. Religion describes her simple attire, her disdain for worldly riches, the book of divine law she carries, and her reliance on the cross for strength. The music likely reflects the directness and sincerity of the text, with the substantial forces of the choir capable of creating a powerful statement of faith.
