by
Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
To‑Night
Language: English
The moon is a curving flower of gold,
The sky is still and blue;
The moon was made for the sky to hold,
And I for you.
The moon is a flower without a stem,
The sky is luminous;
Eternity was made for them,
To-night for us.
Confirmed with Sara Teasdale, Love Songs, New York, The Macmillan Company, 1917, page 59.
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Cette nuit", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Cette nuit
Language: French (Français) after the English
La lune est une fleur d'or arrondie,
Le ciel est calme et bleu ;
La lune fut créée pour que le ciel la possède,
Et moi pour que ce soit toi.
La lune est une fleur sans tige,
Le ciel est lumineux ;
L'Éternité fut créée pour eux,
Cette nuit pour nous.
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