Anonymous French Song of the Second Crusade (1147 C.E.)

Chevalier, Mult Estes Guariz Knights, Your Salvation is Assured

Chevalier, mult estes guiariz,  
Quant Deu a vus fait sa clamur  
Des Tors e des Amoroviz,  
Ki li unt fait tels deshenors 
Cher a tor unt ses flieuz saisiz;      
Bien en devums aveir dolur.   
Cher la fud Deu primes servi    
Ki ore urat of Loovis 
Ja mar d'enfern avrat pouur,    
Char s'alme et iert en pareis   
Od les angles nostre Segnor.		 Knights, your salvation is assured
since God has appealed to you to
take his side against the Turks and Almoravids
Who have done Him such great dishonor
They have seized His feifs against all right.
We must feel deep pain at this for it was there
that God was first served and recognized as Lord.
He who goes with Louis will never have fear
of Hell; his soul will go to Paradise with our Lord's angels.