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Vous aurez beau faire et beau dire,
L'oubli me serait odieux ;
Et je vois toujours son sourire
Des adieux.
...
Vous aurez beau faire et beau dire
Dût-elle même l'ignorer,
Je veux, fidèle à mon martyre,
La pleurer.
Vous aurez beau dire et beau faire,
Seule, elle peut mon mal guérir ;
Et j'aime mieux, s'il persévère,
En mourir.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 82
Whatever you do or say,
Forgetting would be odious to me;
And I always see her smile
of farewell.
...
Whatever you do or say,
Would she even ignore it?
I want to be true to my martyrdom
and weep for her.
Whatever you do or say,
Only she can heal my pain,
And I would prefer if it persevered
Unto death.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 80
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