The Song of Joan of Arc
By Christine de Pisan
Stanza 6
Now let us welcome our King!
Rejoice at his return from his fall,
overjoyed at the site of his splendor.
Let us all both great and small
step forward to greet him-no one
hold back-salute him with joyful face.
Praising God who has been so kind
let shouts of "Noel!" fill the place.
Original in French
Or faisons feste à nostre roy!
Que tresbien soit-il revenu!
Resjoïz de son noble arroy,
Alons trestous, grant et menu,
Au devant -- nul ne soit tenu! -
Menant joie le saluer,
Louant Dieu, qui l'a maintenu,
Criant "Noël!" en hault huer.1
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1 French from original fifteenth century manuscript referenced as Berne 205 and contained in: Pisan, Christine de, Ditié de Jeanne d'Arc, ed. A. J. Kennedy and K. Varty, Oxford: Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature, 1977.
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