by
Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Language: French (Français)
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II
7. Qu'un songe au ciel m'enlève,
Que, plein d'ombre et d'amour,
Jamais il ne s'achève,
Et que la nuit je rêve
A mon rêve du jour !
Et plus blanc que la voile
Qu'à l'horizon je vois,
Qu'il recèle une étoile,
Et qu'il soit comme un voile
Entre la vie et moi !
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II
May a dream lift me into the sky
may a dream full of shadow and love
never ever end,
and may I dream in the night
of my dream I had that day.
May it be white as the sail
that I see on the horizon
may it contain a star,
and be like a veil
between life and me!
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