Nymphes des bois - des Prez, Josquin

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"Elegy for Johannes Ockeghem. Molinet's poem may be found ''Bibliothèque nationale de France'' ms Fr 24315 (c.1497). Petrucci's edition is largely untexted, only including the Latin sections of the text. The Medici Codex has Molinet's text, adding the line "doct, élégant et non point trappe", which may be Josquin's addition. Susato's edition has an amended text."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Laments

♯ Key C major

⁄ Time Signature 3/1

♬ Voicing → SATTB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range E2 – F5

¶ Language → French, Latin

Measures 66

Texture mixed texture

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 8

CPDL # 86332

Editor Simon Frisch

Posted 2025-08-13

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Superius

D4 – D5

Altus

B-2 – F5

Tenor

E3 – E4

Quinta pars

B-2 – F4

Bassus

E2 – A3

¶Lyrics / Text

French|Latin| ''Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine'' ''et lux perpetua luceat eis.'' Nymphes des bois, deesses des fontaines, Chantres expers de toutes nations, Changes vos voix fors claires et haultaines En cris trenchans et lamentations, Car Atropos tres terrible satrappe Votre Ockeghem atrappe en sa trappe, Vray tresorier de musiqe et chef doeuvre, Doct elegant de corps et non point trappe, Grant domaige est que la terre le couvre. Acoultres vous dhabis de doeul, Josquin Piersson Brumel Comper, Et ploures grosses larmes doeul, Perdu aves votre bon pere. ''Requiescant in pace. Amen.''