by Paul-Jean Toulet (1867 - 1920)
En Arles
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Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Dans Arle, où sont les Aliscamps,
Quand l'ombre est rouge sous les roses
Et clair le temps,
Prends garde à la douceur des choses.
Quand vient l'heure où tremble, sans cause,
Ton cœur trop lourd,
Sous les cieux couleur de colombe,
N'écoute point parler d'amour,
Au bord des tombes.
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Confirmed with Œuvres de Jean-Marc Bertrand, tome IParis: Le Divan, 1923, Pages 182-183.
Note provided by Peter Low: the poet spells the city "Arle" in the first line to ensure an 8-syllable line.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul-Jean Toulet (1867 - 1920), "En Arles", written 1913, appears in Les Contrerimes, in Chansons, in 1. Romances sans musique, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Le Divan, first published 1921 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
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