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Published in 2001 by Anvil Press Poetry Ltd Neptune House 70 Royal Hill London SE10 8RF Reprinted in 2008, 2013 Copyright © Peter Dale 1978, 2001 ISBN 978 0 85646 323 5 This book is published with financial assistance from Arts Council England A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library The moral rights of the author have been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Designed and set in Monotype Dante by Anvil Printed and bound in Great Britain by Hobbs the Printers Ltd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ve rsions of this translation have previously been published by Agenda Editions, Macmillan, St Martin’s Press (U.S.A.), Penguin, Viking (U.S.A.).
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Contents A NOTE ON THE TEXT PREFACE BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON VILLON DALE’S PREAMBLE 8 9 11 13 1 Le Lais [Le petit testament Villon] The Legacy [The Little Testament of Villon] 16 17 2 Le Testament [Le grant testament] The Testament [The Great Testament] 46 47 Ballade [Ballade des Dames du temps jadis] 74 Ballade [Ballade of the Ladies of Time Past] Autre Ballade [Ballade des Seigneurs du temps jadis] 75 76 Another Ballade [Ballade of the Lords of Time Past] 77 Autre Ballade [Ballade en Vieil langage françoys] 78 Another Ballade [Ballade in Old French] La Vieille en regrettant le temps de sa jeunesse [Les Regrets de la belle Heaulmière] The Old Woman Regretting the Days of her Youth [The Regrets of the Lovely Armouress] Ballade [La belle Heaulmière aux filles de joie] Ballade [The Lovely Armouress to the Girls on the Game] Double Ballade Double Ballade Ballade [Ballade pour prier Nostre Dame] Ballade [Ballade for Praying to our Lady] Ballade [Ballade a s’Amye] Ballade [Ballade to his Girl-friend] Lay [Rondeau] Lay [Rondeau] Ballade [Ballade et Oroison] Ballade [Ballade and Prayer] 79 82 83 90 91 98 99 118 119 124 125 128 129 150 151

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Published in 2001 by Anvil Press Poetry Ltd Neptune House 70 Royal Hill London SE10 8RF

Reprinted in 2008, 2013

Copyright © Peter Dale 1978, 2001

ISBN 978 0 85646 323 5

This book is published with financial assistance from

Arts Council England

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

The moral rights of the author have been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

Designed and set in Monotype Dante by Anvil

Printed and bound in Great Britain by Hobbs the Printers Ltd

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Ve rsions of this translation have previously been published by Agenda Editions, Macmillan, St Martin’s Press (U.S.A.), Penguin,

Viking (U.S.A.).

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