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À deux pas de la mer qu'on entend bourdonner,
Je sais un coin perdu de la terre bretonne
Où j'aurais tant aimé, pendant les jours d'automne,
Chère, à vous emmener !
Des chênes faisant cercle autour d'une fontaine,
Quelques hêtres épars, un vieux moulin désert,
Une source dont l'eau claire a le reflet vert
De vos yeux de sirène ;
...
La mésange, au matin, sous la feuille jaunie,
Viendrait chanter pour nous, et la mer nuit et jour
Viendrait accompagner nos caresses d'amour
De sa basse infinie.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.
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Line count: 36
Word count: 278
Two steps from the sea that one hears rumbling,
In the land of Brittany, I know of a forgotten spot
Where I would so love, in autumn days,
To take you, my dear!
Some oaks surrounding a fountain,
A few scattered beech trees, an old abandoned mill,
A well whose lively waters reflect
The green of your siren's eyes ;
...
Each morning, the chickadee among the yellow foliage
Would come to sing for us, and the sea, night and day,
Would accompany our loving caresses
With its infinite bass!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.
Translation of titles:
"Le Vallon de Tréboul" = "The Valley of Tréboul"
"Paysage" = "A landscape"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-20
Line count: 13
Word count: 91
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