by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Mon amy m'avoit promis
Language: French (Français)
Mon amy m'avoit promis
Une si belle chainture
Il ne me l'a poinct donnée
Il le m'a bien chier vendue.
Ay ay ay dist Marion
Vous mi deschirez mon plichon.
Modernized spelling version:
Mon ami m’avait promis
Une si belle ceinture.
Il ne me l'a point donnée,
Il le m’a bien cher vendue.
Ay, ay, ay dit Marion,
Vous mi deschirez mon plichon.
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- ENG English (Lawrence Sisk) , "My friend promised me", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 30
My friend promised me
Language: English  after the French (Français)
My friend promised me
a very lovely belt.
He never gave it to me,
He sold it to me for a lot of money.
Ay, ay, ay, says Marion,
You have torn off my merkin.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-02-12
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