Tell me where, in what country, br Is Flora the beautiful Roman, br Archipiada or Thais br Who was first cousin to her once, br Echo who speaks when there's a sound br On a pond or a river br Whose beauty was more than human? br But where are the snows of yesteryear? br Where is the leamed Heloise br For whom they castrated Pierre Abelard br And made him a monk at Saint-Denis, br For his love he took this pain, br Likewise where is the queen br Who commanded that Buridan br Be thrown in a sack into the Seine? br But where are the snows of yesteryear? br br The queen white as a lily br Who sang with a siren's voice, br Big-footed Bertha, Beatrice, Alice, br Haremburgis who held Maine br And Jeanne the good maid of Lorraine br Whom the English bumt at Rouen, where, br Where are they, sovereign Virgin? br But where are the snows of yesteryear? br br Prince, don't ask me in a week br or in a year what place they are; br I can only give you this refrain: br Where are the snows of yesteryear?br br François Villonbr br