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1 " Where are the snows of yesteryear? "
― François Villon , Le Testament Villon I: Texte
2 " 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
3 " I die of thirst beside the fountain. "
4 " Yet, if the world were bettered byMy death or story left untold, I would condemn myself to dieFor misdemeanours manifold: I bring no harm to young or oldAlive or dead, in either case: A man so needy never rolledA mountain from its resting place. "
― François Villon , The Poems of François Villon
5 " I know flies in milk. I know the man by his clothes. I know fair weather from foul. I know the apple by the tree. I know the tree when I see the sap. I know when all is one. I know who labors and who loafs. I know everything but myself. "
6 " Ou sont les neiges d'antan? "
7 " We were two and had but one heart. "
8 " At break of day I say goodnight. "
9 " Et Jehanne, la bonne Lorraine,Qu'Anglais brulerent a Rouen,Ou sont-elles, Vierge souv'raine,Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan? "
10 " In my own country I am in a far off land. "
11 " Necessité fait gens méprendreEt faim saillir le loup du bois. "
12 " In my own country I am in a far off landI am strong but I have no force or powerI win all yet remain a loserAt break of day I say goodnightWhen I lie down I have a great fearOf falling. "
