Klarinet Archive - Posting 000033.txt from 2008/03

From: Nick Phillips <nickphil19@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Renaissance Migraine (warning: off-topic)
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:17:36 -0500

I suspect it means something along the lines of "who wants to try to get a =
hangover"? Songs of that era were invariably about either drinking or "love=
". The word migraine comes form "hemikrania", and thus specifically refers =
to the medical condition, although I suspect in this case it is being used =
more generally.=0A=0ABest wishes=0A=0ANick=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=
=0AFrom: Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.org=
=0ASent: Friday, 7 March, 2008 7:17:37 PM=0ASubject: [kl] Renaissance Migra=
ine (warning: off-topic)=0A=0AI'm cataloguing a bookcase full of old LPs. I=
've just run across a track=0Acalled Qui veut chasser une migraine (1615) b=
y Gabriel Bataille on an album=0Aof Renaissance dances. Does anyone know wh=
at the title would have meant in=0Amodern English? With my rudimentary Fren=
ch (unused in 45 years) I'm not sure=0Aif it has something to do (sarcastic=
ally) with chasing after (hunting for) a=0Aheadache or getting rid of one (=
driving one out). And would a migraine have=0Ameant the same thing 400 year=
s ago that it means today?=0A=0AJust curious.=0A=0AKarl=0A=0A=0A-----------=
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