Illustration for The Ballad of François Villon
“Ballade des contradictions”
"I'm dying of thirst next the water of the spring
A wild fever shudder by a fire of embers
I'm burning in fire, still I'm shivering
I'm even banished in the land of home
Waiting in disbelief, I'm crying with laughter
I'm fueled by what made me crumble yesterday
Anger is a cheerful revel in me
The world will take me in and cast me out"