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La ballade des pendus de fran ois villon
The Ballade des pendus, literally "ballad of the hanged", also known as Epitaphe Villon or Frères humains, is the best-known poem by François Villon. It is commonly acknowledged, although not clearly established, that Villon wrote it in prison while he awaited his execution. It was published posthumously in 1489 by Antoine Vérard.
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Form
The poem is in the form of a large ballade.
Text of the ballad with English translation
The translation deliberately follows the original as closely as possible.
References
Ballade des pendus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA