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Comme tout meurt vite, la rose Déclose, Et les frais manteaux diaprés Des prés; Les longs soupirs, les bienaimées, Fumées! On voit dans ce monde léger Changer, Plus vite que les flots des grèves, Nos rêves, Plus vite que le givre en fleurs, Nos coeurs! À vous l'on se croyait fidèle, Cruelle, Mais hélas! les plus longs amours Sont courts! Et je dis en quittant vos charmes, Sans larmes, Presqu'au moment de mon aveu, Adieu!
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Everything dies so quickly; the rose Abloom, And the freshly dappled cloaks Of the meadows, Deep sighs, those we love well, Wisps of smoke! One can see, in this insubstantial world, Everything changing; More rapidly than waves upon the sand, Our dreams, More suddenly than the branching frost, Our hearts! I may have believed myself faithful to you, Cruel one, But, alas! The most abiding loves Are brief! And I say, upon abandoning your charms, Without tears, Just at the moment of my confession, Farewell!
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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-10
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