by Robert de Souza (1865 - 1946)
Translation by Jethro Bithell (1878 - 1962)

De plaines en plaines
Language: French (Français) 
De plaines en plaines lointaines, 
L'éther, l'éther est de velours ;
L'âme de baume des tilleuls
En un demi-sommeil y mène
Le flottement des heures sereines, 
Chaudes et assoupies d'amour.
L'éther, l'éther est de velours, 
L'âme est de baume des tilleuls ;
De plaines en plaines lointaines,
Des heures alanguies bercent la terre sereine.

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  • ENG English (Jethro Bithell) , "Plains After Far Plains Sweep"


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Plains After Far Plains Sweep
Language: English  after the French (Français) 
Plains after far plains sweep,
The sky is of velvet above;
The soul of the limes which is balm
Leads in a soul semi-sleep
The wafting of hours calm,
Warm, and sated with love.   
The sky of velvet above,
The soul of the limes is balm;
Plains after far plains sweep,
The languorous hours are cradling the calm earth to sleep.

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Confirmed with Jethro Bithell, Contemporary French Poetry, Walter Scott publishing Company, 1912, p.188


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