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N'esp​é​rez plus mes yeux

from Doulce m​é​moire by Mignarda

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Antoine Boësset (1586 – 1643)

Boësset, son-in-law of the famous Pierre Guédron, was an active composer of airs de cour, and he used his family connections to successfully continue Guédron's firm grip on the musical character of the court under Louis XIII.

"N'espérez plus mes yeux" is an air that lives on in popularity today among early music performers, probably due to its simple form and melancholy character. In 1636, Marin Mersenne used the air in his book, Harmonie Universelle, as an example of how different well-known singers might improvise ornamented divisions, sung in a natural voice. It is from this source we draw the ornamented second and third verses of the air.

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N'espérez plus mes yeux,
De revoir en ces lieux
la beauté que j'adore:

Le Ciel, jaloux de mon bonheur

A ravy ma naissante aurore

par sa rigueur.

Les pleurs n'ont plus de lieux

Dans le cœur de ce dieu
dont le feu me dévore.

Le Ciel...

C'est en vain soupirer,

C'est en vain espérer
le secours que j'implore.


Le Ciel....

Hope no more, my eyes
To see here again that beauty I adore:
The heavens, jealous of my happiness

Have ravished my nascent dawn

By their harshness.



Tears have no place
In the heart
of that god whose
fire devours me.

The heavens…

It is vain to sigh.
It is vain to hope
for the aid I beseech.

The heavens…

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from Doulce m​é​moire, released September 3, 2021
Donna Stewart, voice
Ron Andrico, lute

Recorded at the Lava Room, Beachwood, OH
Engineer, Chris Ebbert

Lute by Nico Van Der Waals, courtesy of Glen Yasharian

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Mignarda Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Mignarda specializes in thoughtful programming illuminating the vibrant mingling of renaissance music & poetry. Noted for awakening modern audiences to an appreciation for historical music, their work encompasses concertizing, teaching & recording, with 17 critically-acclaimed CDs, a series of 16 music editions, scholarly articles, reviews and the internationally-popular blog, Unquiet Thoughts. ... more

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