I found it by googling:

 

chanson "venez saint-maurice"

 

You can see the text in

L'Ouest artistique et litteraire: organ de la societe artistique et litteraire de l"ouest

(serial from 1890s) - … vol 7   pp 119-121 (discussion of Noels)

eds. Rene Huette, Henri Baguenier Desormeaux, Henry Countant

World Cat lists the OCLC as 41016411

good luck!

TGD

 

 

 

From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane Stemp Wickenden
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Subject: [M-R] "The builders" aka "Venez à Saint-Maurice" - song about cathedral-building

 

medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

I’m rather fond of the carol “The builders” from the Oxford Book of Carols - which, irritatingly, mentions its origins in a 22-verse song called “Venez à Saint-Maurice”, before giving another set of French words entirely.

 

Can anyone find me the 22 verses?  The internet seems not to know them, but it may be that it is too late at night for my search-brain to be properly turned on...

 

Thank you!

 

Jane

 

PS: if anyone is interested in hearing “The Builders”, it is beautifully sung by Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Heraud on their CD “Stars in my Crown”.

PPS: the translation in the Oxford Book of Carols is by the remarkable Geoffrey Dearmer.

 

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