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Francois Villon - The Debate Between Villon And His Heart
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Who`s that I hear?—It`s me—Who?—Your heart
Hanging on by the thinnest thread
I lose all my strength, substance, and fluid
When I see you withdrawn this way all alone
Like a whipped cur sulking in the corner
Is it due to your mad hedonism?—
What`s it to you?—I have to suffer for it—
Leave me alone—Why?—I`ll think about it—
When will you do that?—When I`ve grown up—
I`ve nothing more to tell you—I`ll survive without it—

What`s your idea?—To be a good man—
You`re thirty, for a mule that`s a lifetime
You call that childhood?—No—Madness
Must have hold of you—By what, the halter?—
You don`t know a thing—Yes I do—What?—Flies in milk
One`s white, one`s black, they`re opposites—
That`s all?—How can I say it better?
If that doesn`t suit you I`ll start over—
You`re lost—Well I`ll go down fighting—
I`ve nothing more to tell you—I`ll survive without it—

I get the heartache, you the injury and pain
If you were just some poor crazy idiot
I`d be able to make excuses for you
You don`t even care, all`s one to you, foul or fair
Either your head`s harder than a rock
Or you actually prefer misery to honor
Now what do you say to that?—
Once I`m dead I`ll rise above it—
God, what comfort—What wise eloquence—
I`ve nothing more to tell you—I`ll survive without it—

Why are you miserable?—Because of my miseries
When Saturn packed my satchel I think
He put in these troubles—That`s mad
You`re his lord and you talk like his slave
Look what Solomon wrote in his book
"A wise man" he says "has authority
Over the planets and their influence"—
I don`t believe it, as they made me I`ll be—
What are you saying?—Yes that`s what I think—
I`ve nothing more to tell you—I`ll survive without it—

Want to live?—God give me the strength—
It`s necessary…—What is?—To feel remorse
Lots of reading—What kind?—Read for knowledge
Leave fools alone—I`ll take your advice—
Or will you forget?—I`ve got it fixed in mind—
Now act before things go from bad to worse
I`ve nothing more to tell you—I`ll survive without it.


Trans. Galway Kinnell
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