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by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor

Près de la mer
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Écoûte la chanson des flots, 
Leurs rires, leurs cris, leurs sanglots. 

En chantant, ils rongent dans l'ombre 
Les os blanchis de morts sans nombre. 

Rires confus, cris ou sanglots, 
Entends-tu la chanson des flots ? 

Joyeuse, plaintive, ironique, 
Elle est si vague, leur musique ! 

Rires confus, cris ou sanglots, 
Écoute la chanson des flots. 

La nuit vient : les cieux et la terre 
Sont tout effrayants de mystère. 

Entends-tu la chanson des flots, 
Leurs rires, leurs cris, leurs sanglots? 

Nous contemplons la mer immense : 
— Où va notre amour qui commence?

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Confirmed with L'Illusion, third edition, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1893, pages 24-25.


Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Près de la mer", written 1875, appears in L'Illusion, in 1. Chants de l'Amour et de la Mort, first published 1875 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-05
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