by
Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950)
Le cyclone
Language: French (Français)
»Un cyclone ?«
La mer était calme,
Et le soleil radieux.
Un cyclone ?
Ce n'était qu'un prétexte inventé par le fidèle Jean,
Le merveilleux et ridicule serviteur.
Un cyclone ?
»Il n'y en avait pas plus que dans le creux de la main« dites-vous ?
Mais le cyclone était dans ton cœur
Où le sang bouillonnait avec frénésie.
Et comme cela se trouve !
La circulation du sang fut découverte par un savant d'Angleterre,
Qui s'appelait Harvey,
ô Lilian !
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The cyclone
Language: English after the French (Français)
“A cyclone?”
The sea was calm,
And the radiant sun.
A cyclone?
It was only a pretext invented by the faithful John,
The wonderful and ridiculous servant.
A cyclone?
“There was no more than in the palm of your hand” you say?
But the cyclone was in your heart
Where the blood was in a frenzy
And how appropriate was that!
The circulation of the blood was discovered by an English scientist
named Harvey
Oh Lilian!
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This text was added to the website: 2014-02-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 76