Prière au printemps
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Toi qui fleuris ce que tu touches,
Qui, dans les bois, aux vieilles souches
Rends la vigueur,
Le sourire à toutes les bouches,
La vie au cœur ;
...
Ô printemps, alors que tout aime,
Que s’embellit la tombe même,
Verte au dehors,
Fais naître un renouveau suprême
Au cœur des morts !
Qu’ils ne soient pas les seuls au monde
Pour qui tu restes inféconde,
Saison d’amour !
Mais fais germer dans leur poussière
L’espoir divin de la lumière
Et du retour !
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- ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , "Prayer in Spring", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Language: English after the French (Français)
Whatever you touch blooms,
you restore vigor to the oldest trees
in the woods,
You are the smile on everyone’s lips,
the life in their hearts;
...
O spring, when everything loves,
when the same sides
of that gray tomb
are beautifully green,
Renew lifeless hearts!
Do not remain
unfruitful,
season of love
But let the divine light
of hope return to burst forth
from the ashes.
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