Calais, beautiful French Port
Fell during the War of 100 Years'
If not for Philippa of Hainault
The city had to greatly suffer
All were doomed, unless
Six nobles were willing to die
And accept the English conquest
The burghers heroic self-sacrifice
Queen Phillipa's intervention
She begged Edward III for mercy
For fear of bad omen
Towards her pregnancy
The Queen's tears for her unborn child
Saved the burghers of Calais
Les bourgeois de Calais
Calais, port français tres beau
Défait pendant de 100 ans la guerre
Si ce n'est pas pour
Philippa La Reine Anglais
La ville a dû beaucoup souffrir
Tous ont été condamnés, mourir
Mais six nobles étaient prêts
Sacrifice ils vie, et accepter la conquête
Les bourgeois héroïque
Queen Phillipa dites
Edward, sil vous plait
Non! Pour notre bebe
Les larmes de la Reine pour son enfant à naître
Pour les vie les bourgeois de Calais
Mots par ninotaziz
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It is difficult enough for me to comment on the English version.. I am lost to tes Francaise.. not being expose to poem least of all French poem.. deep inside I wish you all the best..
ReplyDeleteI love the bits of history you present in your poetry!
ReplyDeletedid not know this - again I learn something today...thank you...bkm
ReplyDeleteYour poems have such interesting history and legends..........I love reading your work!
ReplyDeleteI love historical poems but to read in English and Français ...très bon!
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