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The ''Ballade des pendus'', literally "ballad of the hanged", also known as ''Epitaphe Villon'' or ''Frères humains'', is the best-known poem by
'Ballade des pendus'
de François Villon - (''Association'' Audiocité). {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballade Des Pendus 1489 works French poems Poetry by François 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
François Villon ( Modern French: , ; – after 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these ...
. 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.
Form
The poem is in the form of a largeballade
Ballad is a form of narrative poetry, often put to music, or a type of sentimental love song in modern popular music.
Ballad or Ballade may also refer to:
Music Genres and forms
* Ballade (classical music), a musical setting of a literary ballad ...
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*All lines have 10 syllables.
*The last line is the same in each stanza.
*The first three stanzas have 10 lines, and the last has 5 lines.
*Each stanza has the same rhyme scheme.
*There are several enjambment
In poetry, enjambment ( or ; from the French ''enjamber'') is incomplete syntax at the end of a line (poetry), line; the meaning 'runs over' or 'steps over' from one poetic line to the next, without punctuation. Lines without enjambment are end-sto ...
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Text of the ballad with English translation
The translation deliberately follows the original as closely as possible.References
External links
* Livres audio mp3 gratuit'Ballade des pendus'
de François Villon - (''Association'' Audiocité). {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballade Des Pendus 1489 works French poems Poetry by François Villon