François Villon

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in Paris, France

December 23, 1430

died

December 23, 1462

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Poetry

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François Villon (in modern French, pronounced [fʁɑ̃swa vijɔ̃]; in fifteenth-century French, [frɑnswɛ viˈlɔn]) (c. 1431 – after 5 January 1463) was a French poet, thief, and vagabond. He is perhaps best known for his Testaments and his Ballade des Pendus, written while in prison. The question "Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?", taken from the "Ballade des dames du temps jadis" and translated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti as "Where are the snows of yesteryear?", is one of the most famous lines of translated secular poetry in the English-speaking world.

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	The Poems of Francois Villon by François Villon, Galway Kinnell (Translator) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 1459 — 38 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems of Francois Villon by François Villon, Peter Dale (Translator) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1460	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Francois Villon's The Legacy & The Testament by François Villon, Louis Simpson 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Testaments of Francois Villon by François Villon, John Heron Lepper 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1918 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Villon: Selected Poems by François Villon, Peter Dale (Introduction) 4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lais, testament, poésies diverses 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die lasterhaften Balladen und Lieder des Francois Villon by François Villon, Paul Zech (Übersetzer) 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1962	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oeuvres Lais / Testaments / Ballades 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1968	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Villon by François Villon (Author), Otokar Fischer (Translator) 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1946	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Básně 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Ou sont les neiges d'antan?”
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“I die of thirst beside the fountain.”
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“In my own country I am in a far off land.
I am strong but have no power.
I win all yet remain a loser.
At break of day I say goodnight.
When I lie down I have great fear of falling.”
― François Villon

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