| Ce moys de may, | This month of May, |
| Ma verte cotte je vestiray. | My greenest garments will swing and sway. | |
| De bon matin me lèveray, | I'll rise up early in the day, | |
| Ce joly moys de may. | This lovely month of May. | |
| Un sault, deux saults, trois saults, | One hop, two hops, three hops | |
| En rue je feray, | I'll make into the way | |
| Pour voir si mon amy verray. | And ask my friend to come and play. | |
| Je luy diray qu'il me descotte; | I'll tell him to remove my garments, | |
| Me descottant le baiseray. | And on his lips a kiss I'll lay. | |
| Ce moys de may, | This month of May, | |
| Ma verte cotte je vestiray. | My greenest garments will swing and sway. | |
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| Clément Janequin | Carol Anne Perry Lagemann | |
