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References
- ↑ Jean Luc Tamby in Aux marches du palais, Romances et complaintes de la France d'autrefois, Les chants de la terre, CD Alpha 500, Paris, 2001
- ↑ Lyrics in French and English
- ↑ "Eluveitie - Helvetios - Chronique - La Grosse Radio Metal - Ecouter du Metal - Webzine Metal". www.lagrosseradio.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-20.
