"Belle qui tiens ma vie" - 16th Century Hapsburg Court Music

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This is a recording of "Belle qui tiens ma vie" (Beautiful who holds my life). It was a very popular dance song at the court of Emperor Charles V in Toledo. It is said that the Holy Roman Emperor Charles greatly enjoyed this type of slow court dance, know as "pavane".

"Belle qui tiens ma vie" was composed by Thoinot Arbeau, and was first published in Arbeau's "Orchéographie". The "Orchéographie" was a collection of dance music, and was widely used in the courts of Europe during the 16th century. The full title provided by Arbeau for his treatise was "Orchéographie and Dialogue in which all persons can easily learn and practice the honest exercise of dances".

The song revolves around the courtly love of a man and woman.


Lyrics (English):

Beautiful who hold my life
Captive in your eyes,
Who delighted me
With a gracious smile,
Come early to help
me Or I'll have to die.

Why do you faint?
If I am near you,
When your eyes look
I lose myself in me,
For your perfections
change my actions.

Your beauties and your grace
And your divine words
Have warmed up the ice
That froze my bones,
And filled my heart with
an amorous ardor.

My soul wanted to be
Free of passions,
But Love became master
of My affections,
And put under His law
And my heart and my faith.

Come closer to my beautiful One
, come my way,
do not be rebellious to
me Since my heart is yours.
For my soothing calm,
Give me a kiss.

I die my angel,
I die by fucking you.
Your mouth so sweet
Goes my delightful.
At this blow my minds
are all loving love. (Bis)

Rather we shall see the wave
Against the back,
And rather the eye of the world
Will cease to burn,
Let the love that strips me
Decrease by a single point.


Lyrics (French):

Belle qui tiens ma vie
Captive dans tes yeux,
Qui m'as l’âme ravie
D'un sourire gracieux,
Viens tôt me secourir
Ou me faudra mourir.(bis)

Pourquoi fuis-tu mignarde
Si je suis près de toi,
Quand tes yeux je regarde
Je me perds dedans moi,
Car tes perfections
Changent mes actions.(bis)

Tes beautés et ta grâce
Et tes divins propos
Ont échauffé la glace
Qui me gelait les os,
Et ont rempli mon cœur
D'une amoureuse ardeur.(bis)

Mon âme voulait être
Libre de passions,
Mais Amour s'est fait maître
De mes affections,
Et a mis sous sa loi
Et mon cœur et ma foi.(bis)

Approche donc ma belle
Approche, toi mon bien,
Ne me sois plus rebelle
Puisque mon cœur est tien.
Pour mon mal apaiser,
Donne-moi un baiser.(bis)

Je meurs mon angelette,
Je meurs en te baisant.
Ta bouche tant doucette
Va mon bien ravissant.
À ce coup mes esprits
Sont tous d'amour épris.(bis)

Plutôt on verra l'onde
Contre mont reculer,
Et plutôt l'œil du monde
Cessera de brûler,
Que l'amour qui m'époint
Décroisse d'un seul point.(bis)
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