Physician and Suitor
Physician and Suitor
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Le mort
Medicin a tout vostre orinne
Voies vous icy quamander:
Iadis sceutes de medicine
Asses pour povoir commander.
Or vous vient la mort demander.
Comme autre vous convient morir:
Vous ny poves contremander.
Bon mire est: qui se scet guerir.
Le medicin
Long temps a quen lart de phisique
Iay mis toute mon estudie.
Iavoye science et pratique.
Pour guerir mainte maladie.
Ie ne scay que ie contredie
Plus ny vault herbe ne racine:
Nautre remede quoy quon die.
Contre la mort na medicine.
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The image of the physician sets the standard for all other physicians in dances of death:
The doctor inspects his urine-glass to estimate the health of his patient,
but he is unable to save himself.
It's hardly a coincidence that Death tugs at the doctor's clothes
in the general genital area.
Death tells the doctor with "all your urine" (»tout vostre orinne«),
that he must die like everyone else and cannot protest.
The doctor realizes that no herb, root or other remedy will help.
The verse ends: Against Death there is no medicine.
Le mort
Gentil amoreux gent et frique
Qui vous cuidez de grant valeur:
Vous estez pris la mort vous pique.
Le monde lares a doleur.
Troup lavez amer: cest foleur:
Et a morir peu regarder.
Ia tost vous changeres coleur.
Beaute nest quimage farder.
Lamoreux
Helas: or ny a il secours
Contre mort a dieu amourettes:
Moult tost va ieunesse a decours.
A dieu chapeaux bouques fleuretes
A dieu amans et pucelettes:
Souvienne vous de moy souvent.
Et vous mirez se sages estes:
Petite plue abat grant vent.
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Various Artists
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Dances of death
Danse macabre
Men
Physician and suitor