Que la vie est ennuyeuse
à cinq heures et demie
de ce petit matin en berne
Les dianes contagieuses
se propagent dans les casernes
comme une douce épidémie
Dieu que ce coq de cuivre est triste
l'ange cycliste
sort de la crèche
pour envoyer mille dépêches
La pauvre Diane s'enroue
dans cette énorme bâtiment
Réveillez-vous frileusement
voyageurs de la Grande Roue
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Line count: 14
Word count: 61
How boring life is
at 5:30am
this morning at half mast
Contagious reveille calls
spread through the barracks
like a fresh outbreak
God this copper chicken is sad
the angel cyclist
leaves the crib
to send a thousand dispatches
The poor bugler grows hoarse
in this enormous building
Wake up chilly
passengers on the Ferris Wheel