Here’s the poem Fiez-vous-y ! by Charles d’Orléans, with a recording and an English translation:
MP3 Recording of Fiez-vous-y !
Fiez-vous-y !Fiez-vous-y !
À qui ?
En quoi ?
Comme je vois,
Rien n’est sans si.
Ce monde-ci
A si
Peu foi.
Fiez-vous-y !
Plus je n’en dis,
N’écris,
Pour quoi ?
Chacun j’en crois
S’il est ainsi ;
Fiez-vous-y !Trust It!
Trust it!
Who?
What?
As I see it,
Nothing is without an "if".
This world here
Has so
Little faith.
Trust it!
I won’t say more,
Nor write,
Why?
I believe everyone
If it’s so;
Trust it!
English translation by Lisa Yannucci and Monique Palomares. Monique works with me on the French version of Mama Lisa’s World.
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
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