by (Sidonie-Gabrielle) Colette (1873 - 1954)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Sur une route sonore s'accorde
Language: French (Français) 
Sur une route sonore s'accorde,
puis se désaccorde pour s'accorder encore,
le trot de deux chevaux attel é s'en paire,
guidés par la même main. 
Plume et aiguille, habitude de travail 
et sage envie d'y mettre fin lient amitié,
se séparent, se réconcilient....
Mes lents corsaires, tachez à aller de compagnie:
je vois dici le bout de la route.

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On an echoing road
Language: English  after the French (Français) 
On an echoing road, trotting in unison, 
now out of step, now as one again,
are two horses saddled together,
guided by a single hand. 
The needle and the pen, the habit of work
and the sly urge to quit the habit, make friends with each other,
then separate, then reconcile again....
O my slow steeds, pull now together;
from here I can see the end of the road.

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This text was added to the website: 2004-08-04
Line count: 9
Word count: 69