by
Catulle Mendès (1841 - 1909)
La pavane
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Splendeur dorée et rose et bleue
D’un innombrable diamant,
Le paon miraculeusement
Développe son ample queue;
En la largeur de ses déplis,
Tout un étal d’orfèvre tremble;
Et la Pavane lui ressemble,
Mais avec des pieds plus jolis.
Et dans les étoffes fleuries
En délicieux éploiement,
Ce sont les yeux, le sein charmant,
Les dents, qui sont les pierreries!
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The pavane
Language: English  after the French (Français)
Splendor golden and pink and blue
From an innumerable diamond,
The peacock miraculously
Develops his ample tail;
In the span of its unfolding,
A whole goldsmith’s stall trembles;
And the Pavane resembles him,
But with feet more beautiful.
And in the flowery cloths,
In delicious unfurling,
These are the eyes, the charming breast
The teeth, which are the jewels!
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