by
Théophile de Viau (1590 - 1626)
Language: French (Français)
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Un froid et ténébreux silence
Dort à l'ombre de ces ormeaux,
Et les vents battent les rameaux
D'une amoureuse violence.
L'esprit plus retenu s'engage
Au plaisir de ce doux séjour,
Où Philomèle nuit et jour
Renouvelle un piteux langage.
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- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Solitude", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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A cold and shadowy silence
Sleeps in the shade of these elms,
And the winds batter the branches
With their violent love.
The most reserved of spirits joins in
The pleasure of this sweet resting place
Where Philomel the nightingale night and day
Renews her pitiful call.
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