Shine | Land impeccably cultivated

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by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Luire

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG

                  Terre irréprochablement cultivée,
                         Miel d'aube, soleil en fleurs,
      Coureur tenant encore par un fil au dormeur.
                            (Nœud par intelligences)
                          Et le jetant sur son épaule :
                         « Il n'a jamais été plus neuf,
                           Il n'a jamais été si lourd. »
                             Usure, il sera plus léger,
                                                 Utile.
                               Clair soleil d'été avec :
              Sa chaleur, sa douceur, sa tranquillité.
                                               Et, vite,
Les porteurs de fleurs en l'air touchent de la terre.

Confirmed with Paul Éluard, Capitale de la douleur, Paris: Gallimard, 1926, Page 33.

Text Authorship:

by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Luire" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Luire", FP. 81 no. 7 [ chorus ], from Sept chansons, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Lluir", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Shine", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2005-01-12
Line count: 13
Word count: 68

Shine

Language: English after the French (Français)

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                       Land impeccably cultivated,
                     Honey of dawn, sun in flower,
Runner still holding on to the sleeper by a thread.
                           (Bond of understanding)
                And throwing it over his shoulder:
                          "It has never been newer,
                        It has never been so heavy."
                        With wear, it will be lighter,
                                              Useful.
                       Bright sun of summer with:
             Its heat, its gentleness, its tranquility.
                                       And, quickly,
  The flower-bearers in the air touch the ground.

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a text in French (Français) by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Luire"
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This text was added to the website: 2025-12-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 68