simple--and an absolute devil to translate. "J'ay perdu ma tourterelle" it begins: "I have lost my turtledove." Amanda French seems to be the latest person to have had a shot at it. Unfortunately, she clogs the rhyme scheme by re-iterating her "dove/love" rhyme in every stanza. However, she has written a fascinating paper to accompany the translation, which you can read here.Jean Passerat's poem is reproduced below. I've followed the original spellings, designed to enhance the rhyme scheme. Stanza-breaks are inserted for clarity.
Villanelle
from Carol Rumens: The Guardian: theblogbooks: Poem of the week
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