by
Georges Delaquys (1880 - 1970)
Le Retour
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG ENG
Ulysse part la voile au vent,
Vers Ithaque aux ondes chéries,
Avec des bercements la vague roule et plie.
Au large de son cœur la mer aux vastes eaux
Où son œil suit les blancs oiseaux
Egrène au loin des pierreries.
Ulysse part la voile au vent,
Vers Ithaque aux ondes chéries !
Penché œil grave et cœur battant
Sur le bec d'or de sa galère
Il se rit, quand le flot est noir, de sa colère
Car là-bas son cher fils pieux et fier attend
Après les combats éclatants,
La victoire aux bras de son père.
Il songe, œil grave et cœur battant
Sur le bec d'or de sa galère.
Ulysse part la voile au vent,
Vers Ithaque aux ondes chéries.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Korin Kormick) , "The return", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "The return", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 18
Word count: 121
The return
Language: English after the French (Français)
Ulysses leaves, the wind in his sails,
toward Ithaca on the well-loved waves.
The rolling seas rock and fold.
Offshore from his heart the vast sea,
where his eye follows the white birds,
scatters precious stones.
Ulysses leaves, the wind in his sails,
toward Ithaca on the well-loved waves.
Bent, with serious eye and beating heart,
over his galley's golden bowsprit,
when the seas are black he laughs at his anger,
for his dear son, pious and proud,
waits for the victory of his father's arms
after brilliant combats.
He dreams, with serious eye and beating heart,
on his galley's golden bowsprit.
Ulysses leaves, the wind in his sails,
toward Ithaca on the well-loved waves.
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Line count: 18
Word count: 115
