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I Divins vosse banse pitit mamé II Dwèrmez c'est vos qu'est l'pus sûti III Vosse banse n'est ni d'ôr ni d'årdjint IV Por vos n' s'élîve nin d'vins lès airs |
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Quoted (p. 39-40) from: Henri Frénay,
FOÛRÈHON, Oevres choisies, 1932, Hasselt, Les Imprimeries du
Limbourg S.A. The illustrations in the book are from the hand of Charles Romary, from Paris. |
These poems were written by Henri Frénay in the dialect of "Roclindge"
(Roclenge-sur-Geer, Rukkelingen-aan-de-Jeker), when this municipality was
still part of the province of Limburg
Frénay had moved to Paris since 1888 but continued to write in
his walloon language:
"Mins m'cour n'est nin chal et d'vant ces baix ovrèdges
Les ouy's mouyis dji tûse å cloki di m'vièdge!"