by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)

Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE
The moon is a curving flower of gold,
   The sky is still and blue;
The moon was made for the sky to hold,
   And I for you.

The moon is a flower without a stem,
   The sky is luminous;
Eternity was made for them,
   To-night for us.

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  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Cette nuit", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 47