POPULAR SONGS. 



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La Heine. Terre, ouvre-toi ! terre, fenda-toi ! 

 Que j" rejoigne Renaud, mon roi. 

 Terre s'ouvrit, terre fendit, 

 Et la belle fut engloutie." 



Religious songs, which must not be confused with the liturgical songs, 



Fig. 322. The Shepherds celebrating the Birth of the Messiah with Hymns and Dancing (End 

 of the Fifteenth Century). Fac-simile of a Wood Engraving from a " Livre d'Heurts" 

 printed by Antoine Verard. 



had a much more extensive sphere than the historical songs, for they com- 

 prised prayers, legends, the lives of the saints, miracles, canticles, and the 

 songs pertaining to the ceremonies of religion and the festivals of the Church. 

 Of the three distinct categories referred to above, that of religious song is the 



