Translation © by Laura Stanfield Prichard

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Language: French (Français)  after the French (Français) 
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 ... 
Et Jeanne, la bonne Lorraine
Qu'Anglais brûlèrent à Rouen ;
Où sont-ils, où, Vierge souvraine ?
Mais où sont les neiges d'antan ?
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  • ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Ballad of the ladies of long ago", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Ballad of the ladies of long ago
 (Sung text translation for setting by E. Vercoe)
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Language: English  after the French (Français) 
 ... 
And Joan of Arc, the beautiful girl from Lorraine
Who the English burned at Rouen;
Where are they, where, reigning Virgin?
And where is the snow from last season?
 ...

Note: the text above is taken from lines 21-24 of the original text.

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  • Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2016 by Laura Stanfield Prichard, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-04-15
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Word count: 171