by
Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (1856 - 1910), as Jean Moréas
Dans le ciel est dressé le chêne...
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Dans le ciel est dressé le chêne séculaire.
Que vous me plaisez mieux,
Marronniers de Paris, qu'un bec de gaz éclaire
Dans le soir pluvieux!
En vain il chante, enflant ses branches insensées,
La sève et le matin.
Mais votre triste front où je lis vos pensées
Surmonte le destin.
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Authorship:
- by Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (1856 - 1910), as Jean Moréas, no title, written 1899-1901, appears in Les Stances, in 5. Stances, cinquième livre, no. 2, Paris, Éd. de La Plume, first published 1901 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "In the sky is raised the ancient oak", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sylvain Labartette
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 50
In the sky is raised the ancient oak
Language: English after the French (Français)
In the sky is raised the ancient oak.
How much more you please me,
Chestnut trees of Paris, than a street lamp illuminates
In the rainy evening!
In vain it sings, inflating his senseless branches,
The sap and the morning.
But your sad face where I read your thoughts
Overcomes destiny.
Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (1856 - 1910), as Jean Moréas, no title, written 1899-1901, appears in Les Stances, in 5. Stances, cinquième livre, no. 2, Paris, Éd. de La Plume, first published 1901
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 51