by
Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard
Plume d'eau claire
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Plume d'eau claire pluie fragile
Fraîcheur voilée de caresses
De regards et de paroles
Amour qui voile ce que j'aime.
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- ENG English (Peter Low) , "A plume of clear water", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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A plume of clear water
Language: English  after the French (Français)
A plume of clear water, a fragile rain,
a freshness veiled by caresses,
by gazes, by words -
love which veils what I love.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2002 by Peter Low, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 25