Een meysken was vroech (Josquin Baston)

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  • (Posted 2011-01-24)  CPDL #23053:        (Finale 2008)
Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2011-01-24).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 110 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Een meysken was vroech
Composer: Josquin Baston

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: STTB
Genre: SecularChanson

Language: Dutch
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1551 in Het tvueetste musick boexken mit vier partyen (Tielman Susato), no. 5
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Original text and translations

Dutch.png Dutch text

Een meysken was vroech opgestaen,
heymelyck al stille,
tschoon hemdeken had sy aengedaen
om haers boelkens wille,
sy liet hem in, twas goet begin,
zonder verdriet,
comt ketelt my nu, ken ben niet shu,
maer en scheurt myn hemdeken niet.
Dat meysken loech het was haer gheneucht,
maer sy en sanck gheen ander liet,
dan ketelt me nu, ken ben niet schu,
maer en scheurt myn hemdeken niet.

English.png English translation

A girl rose up early, secretly, all quiet;
She put on a nice dress to please her lover.
She let him in, it was a faultless start.
"You can tickle me now, I'm not shy, but don't tear my dress!"
The girl laughed, it pleased her so. But she sang no other song than:
"Tickle me now, I'm not shy, but don't tear my dress!"