"Air de cour" composed by Joachim Thibaut de Courville (? - 1581)
Performers: Fábio Maciel (tenor) and Giulia Cantone (lute)
Recorded at the Trossingen State Conservatoire of Music, Germany, in June, 2018.
(French historical pronunciation)
(Sorry for the poor light/focus, low volume and bad picture, it was an amateur shoot, just for the record).
"Si je languis d'un martire incogneu
Si mon désir jadis tant retenu,
Ores sans bride à son gré
Me transporte,
Me doy je plaindre ainsi comme je fais ?
Un nouveau mal fait de nouveaux effets,
Plus de beauté plus de tourment apporte."
English translation:
When unknown torments consume me,
when I feel my longing
once laboriously restrained,
now so defenseless delivered,
do I have to complain as I complain?
A new pain brings new torments,
The more beauty it brings, the more sorrow
I gain.