Bouche grave des lions
Sourire sinueux des jeunes crocodiles
Au fil d'eau du
fleuve charriant des millions
Iles d'épices
Qu'il est beau le fils
de la reine veuve
et du matelot
Le joli matelot délaisse une sirène
Sa plainte de veuve
au sud de l'îlot
C'est la diane dans la cour de la caserne
Rêve trop court
Aube lanternes mal éteintes
Nous nous réveillons
Fanfare en haillons!
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Awakening", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 16
Word count: 67
Grave mouth of the lions
Tortuous smile of the young crocodiles
Near the thread of water of the
river carrying millions
Spice islands
How handsome he is the son
of the widowed queen
and of the sailor
The nice sailor abandoned a siren
Her widow’s lament
to the south of the islet
This is the reveille call in the courtyard of the barracks
Too short a dream
Daybreak poorly extinguished lanterns
We are waking up
A tattered fanfare!