The Time of Adonis | In the season when Adonis was wounded

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by Paul-Jean Toulet (1867 - 1920)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Le temps d'Adonis

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Dans la saison qu'Adonis fut blessé,
Mon cœur aussi de l'atteinte soudaine
        D'un regard lancé.

Hors de l'abyme où le temps nous entraîne,
T'évoquerai-je, ô belle, en vain — ô vaines
        Ombres, souvenirs.

Ah ! dans mes bras qui pleurais demi-nue,
Certe serais encore, à revenir,
        Ah ! la bienvenue.

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Text Authorship:

by Paul-Jean Toulet (1867 - 1920), "Le temps d'Adonis", appears in Les Contrerimes, in Chansons, in 1. Romances sans musique, no. 4, Paris, Éd. Le Divan, first published 1921 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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The Time of Adonis

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Language: English after the French (Français)

In the season when Adonis was wounded,
So was my heart by the sudden onslaught 
       Of a cast glance.

Out of the abyss where time draws us down,
I will call you up, O beauty, in vain — O vain
        Shadows, memories.

Ah! you who cried half-naked in my arms,
To return you would certainly still
        Ah! be welcome.

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a text in French (Français) by Paul-Jean Toulet (1867 - 1920), "Le temps d'Adonis", appears in Les Contrerimes, in Chansons, in 1. Romances sans musique, no. 4, Paris, Éd. Le Divan, first published 1921
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-23
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Word count: 60