L'enfant amour

The composer pictures the child Cupid having exchanged his usual bow and arrows for those of Diana, the goddess of the hunt. These new weapons are now used to hunt not just animals but also virtuous men. This secular French chanson for ATTB voices by Pierre Certon playfully imagines love striking down the worthy, subverting its traditional guise. The composer's characteristic Renaissance style is evident in the clear part-writing and the sensitive setting of the charming text.