by
Louis Pomey (1835 - 1901)
Les deux roses
Language: French (Français) after the Russian (Русский)
Lève-toi, voici l'aurore,
Vois ces roses dans ma main.
Toutes deux viennent d'éclore
Sous les larmes du matin.
Le printemps partout s'éveille,
L'air est doux, plein de senteurs,
A tes pieds la fleur vermeille
Lentement répand ses pleurs.
Voici l'heure! amant timide,
J'accourus avant le jour,
Et pour toi, dans l'herbe humide,
J'ai cueilli ces fleurs d'amour.
Viens près de celui qui t'aime
T'enivrer de leur senteur!
Viens, je veux poser moi-même
Ces deux roses sur ton cœur.
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Two roses
Language: English after the French (Français)
Arise, it is dawn;
see these roses in my hand.
Both of them are opening
under the tears of morning.
Spring everywhere awakens,
the air is sweet, full of scents;
at your feet the rosy flower
slowly sheds its tears.
This is the hour! timid lover,
I ran up before day,
and for you, in the wet grass,
I have gathered these flowers of love.
Come near to the one who loves you
to become drunk with their scent!
Come, I want to place, with my own hands,
these two roses on your heart.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 94