| French Popular Song, 15th century (Bibliothèque Nationale, ms. franç. 12744). All images from Bédier and Hazard 1923, p.118. |
| Now this one is not so hard. I'm sure you can manage a complete transcript. Use a pen and paper, then check it against ours. Alternatively, sing it soulfully while playing the lute. |
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