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by Henri Francois-Joseph de Régnier (1864 - 1936)
Translation © by Garrett Medlock
Vœu
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Je voudrais pour tes yeux la plaine Et une forêt verte et rousse Lointaine Et douce À l'horizon sous un ciel clair Ou des collines aux belles lignes Flexibles et souples et vaporeuses Et qui sembleraient fondre en la douceur de l'air Ou des collines Ou la forêt... Je voudrais que tu entendes Forte, vaste, profonde et tendre La grande voix sourde de la mer Qui se lamente tout près de toi Dans l'intervalle Que tu entendes Tout près de toi Une colombe dans le silence Et faible et douce Comme l'amour Un peu dans l'ombre Que tu entendes Sourdre une source. Je voudrais des fleurs pour tes mains Et pour tes pas Un petit sentier d'herbe et de sable Qui monte un peu et qui descende Et tourne et semble S'en aller au fond du silence Un tout petit sentier de sable Où marqueraient un peu tes pas Nos pas Ensemble!
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Text Authorship:
- by Henri Francois-Joseph de Régnier (1864 - 1936), "Vœu", written 1900, appears in Les Médailles d'Argile, in 6. À travers l'an, no. 3, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1900 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Line count: 33
Word count: 153
Wish
Language: English after the French (Français)
I would like for your eyes the plain And a forest, green and red, Distant And sweet, On the horizon beneath a clear sky; Or hills in beautiful lines, Flexible and supple and misty And which would seem to melt in the sweetness of the air Or the hills Or the forest… I would like for you to hear Strong, vast, deep, and tender, The great, muted voice of the sea, And lamenting near you In the intervals between - For you to hear - Right next to you, A dove in the silence, And weak and gentle Like love; A bit in the shadow, For you to hear A spring welling up. I would like flowers for your hands And for your footstep A little path of herbs and sand Which climbs a little and then descends And turns and seems To run to the bottom of the silence, A very small path of sand Where would mark lightly your steps, Our steps, Together!
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Henri Francois-Joseph de Régnier (1864 - 1936), "Vœu", written 1900, appears in Les Médailles d'Argile, in 6. À travers l'an, no. 3, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1900
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This text was added to the website: 2020-03-30
Line count: 33
Word count: 164