Aucassin and Nicolette
Translated by Andrew Lang
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The opening
’Tis of Aucassin and Nicolete.
Who would list to the good lay Gladness of the captive grey? ’Tis how two young lovers met, Aucassin and Nicolete, Of the pains the lover bore And the sorrows he outwore, For the goodness and the grace, Of his love, so fair of face.
Sweet the song, the story sweet, There is no man hearkens it, No man living ’neath the sun, So outwearied, so foredone, Sick and woful, worn and sad, But is healèd, but is glad ’Tis so sweet.
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About this edition
- The words
- Andrew Lang's English translation, copied word for word.
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- Left out
- The source library's header, footer and license, in 2 places
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 2 places
- A preface, foreword or afterword, in 4 places