Pays, arrêté à mi‑chemin
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG GER
Pays, arrêté à mi-chemin
entre la terre et les cieux,
aux [voix]1 d'eau et d'airain,
doux et dur, jeune et vieux,
comme une offrande levée
vers d'accueillantes mains :
beau pays, achevé,
chaud comme le pain !
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• D. Milhaud About the headline (FAQ)
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1 Milhaud: "voies"
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- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Land, arrested midway ", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 36
Land, arrested midway
Language: English after the French (Français)
Land, arrested midway
between the earth and the heavens,
with voices1 of water and bronze,
soft and hard, young and old,
like an offering raised
towards welcoming hands:
beautiful, perfect land,
as warm as bread!
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1 Milhaud: "ways"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-07-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 36