À Mademoiselle X
Language: French (Français)
À Mademoiselle X
Pauvre Madeleine. Que faut-il donc faire? Souffrir. Et cependant savoir,
se rappeler souvent que cette souffrance est une souffrance bénie ;
qu'elle nous précède au royaume de la félicité. Malgré tout.
"Qui peut abolir le cri de notre joie?" ai-j'écrit dans un poème oublié.
Au vrai: la jubilation passée ne peut être abolie...
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To Mademoiselle X
Language: English after the French (Français)
To Mademoiselle X
Poor Madeleine. So what is one to do? To suffer. And nevertheless to know,
to remind oneself often that this suffering is a blessed suffering;
that it precedes us into the realm of bliss. Despite everything.
"Who can abolish our cry of joy?" I wrote in a forgotten poem.
It's true: past jubilation cannot be abolished...
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