Si vous la baisez, comptez quinze - Passereau, Pierre

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"The rules of Real Tennis explained. The game, particularly popular under Francois I (France) and Henry VIII (England), involved rules for scoring partly dependent upon in which part of the court a given shot had been placed. c.f. reaching bases in Baseball. This conceit was copied by Jeunes espritz (Etienne Du Tertre)."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Chansons

♯ Key G minor

⁄ Time Signature 2/2

♬ Voicing → SATB,ATTB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range B-2 – D5

¶ Language → French

Measures 42

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 4

CPDL # 61022

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2020-10-25

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

F4 – D5

G3 – B-4

G3 – G4

B-2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

:Si vous la baisez comptez quinze, :Si vous touchez le tétin, trente. :Si vous avez la motte prise, :Quarante cinq lors se présente. :Mais si vous mettez en la fente, :C'est de quoy la dame à mestier : :Vous gagnez le jeu tout entier.