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The Kyrielle was once a very popular poetic form originating in France and dating back to the middle ages. The word Kyrielle is derived from a part of the church liturgy, the kyrie eleison. This is why we have the refrain, which is a characteristic of kyrie eleison. The words to many hymns are in this form, though it is by no means confined to religious poetry.

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