by
Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Une Sainte en son auréole
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG ENG
Une Sainte en son auréole,
Une Châtelaine en sa tour,
Tout ce que contient la parole
Humaine de grâce et d'amour.
La note d'or que fait entendre
[Un cor dans le lointain des bois]1 des bois,
Mariée à la fierté tendre
Des nobles Dames d'autrefois;
Avec cela le charme insigne
D'un frais sourire triomphant
Éclos [de]2 candeurs de cygne
Et des rougeurs de femme-enfant;
Des aspects nacrés, blancs et roses,
Un doux accord patricien:
Je vois, j'entends toutes ces choses
Dans son nom Carlovingien.
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1 Fauré: "Le cor dans les lointains"
2 Fauré: "dans les"
Note: Verlaine's young fiancee was named Mathilde, a name of Germanic origin. The Germanic dynasty known as the Carolingian included Charlemagne, and is closely associated with a great artistic flowering.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Una santa en la seva aurèola", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Shawn Thuris) , "A saint within her halo", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "A saint enhaloed", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Didier Pelat
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
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A saint enhaloed
Language: English  after the French (Français)
A saint enhaloed,
Milady in the castle tower,
all that human words can express
of grace and love;
The golden note
of a horn blown far off in the woods,
wedded to the tender pride
of noble ladies of olden days;
With that the signal charm
of a fresh, triumphant smile
born of a swan's whiteness
and a woman-child's blush;
White and rose aspects of mother-of-pearl,
sweet patrician accord.
All this I see and hear
in your Carolingian name.
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