Sur le soupir de l’amie
Language: French (Français)
Sur le soupir de l’amie
toute la nuit se soulève,
une caresse brève
parcourt le ciel ébloui.
C’est comme si dans l’univers
une force élémentaire
redevenait la mère
de tout amour qui se perd.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with The Complete French Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke, Saint Paul: Greywolf Press, 1986, Pages 150, 152.
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On a lover's sigh
Language: English after the French (Français)
On a lover's sigh
all the night is raised up,
a brief caress
traverses the dazzled sky.
It's as if in the universe
an elemental force
again became the mother
of all love that is lost.
About the headline (FAQ)
Translations of titles:
"Sur le soupir de l'amie" = "On a Lover's Sigh"
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-04
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