by
Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
À Jeanne
Language: French (Français)
Ces lieux sont purs ; tu les complètes.
Ce bois, loin des sentiers battus,
Semble avoir fait des violettes,
Jeanne, avec toutes tes vertus.
L'aurore ressemble à ton âge ;
Jeanne, il existe sous les cieux
On ne sait quel doux voisinage
Des bons coeurs avec les beaux lieux.
Tout ce vallon est une fête
Qui t'offre son humble bonheur ;
C'est un nimbe autour de ta tête ;
C'est un éden en ton honneur.
Tout ce qui t'approche désire
Se faire regarder par toi,
Sachant que ta chanson, ton rire,
Et ton front, sont de bonne foi.
Ô Jeanne, ta douceur est telle
Qu'en errant dans ces bois bénis,
Elle fait dresser devant elle
Les petites têtes des nids.
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To Jeanne
Language: English after the French (Français)
This place is pure; you complete it.
This wood, far from the beaten path,
Seems to have brought forth violets,
Jeanne, with all your virtues.
The dawn is like your age;
Jeanne, there is beneath the heavens
A kind of sweet sympathy
Between good hearts and lovely places.
All this little valley is a celebration
That offers you its humble pleasures;
It is a halo around your head;
It is an Eden in your honor.
Everything that comes near you
Wants to draw your attention,
Knowing that your song, your laughter,
And your brow, are sincere.
O Jeanne, such is your gentleness
That, wandering through these blessed woods,
It causes by its presence
Tiny heads to rise up from their nests.
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